Re: GConf and bonobo-conf are now obsolete

[Seth Nickell <snickell stanford edu>]

I forgot to mention that we already provide for backward compatibility
with GConf through the "gconf://" module. Uses the data format provided
below, and is implemented as a wrapper over gconf to provide full
backward compatibility. (of course, when you are ready to throw away
GConf you can begin to use our more advanced full-featured methods like
file:// which also support seeking, and you will be ready).

On 30 Jul 2001 04:48:43 -0700, Seth Nickell wrote:
> Through strenuous mental effort, Ian and I have devised a new
> configuration storage system that renders both GConf and bonobo-conf
> completely obsolete. Unlike other inferior suggestions, we will actually
> provide you with technical details, and rather than locking you into a
> specific implementation our system is designed more to be a
> specification than anything.
> 
> Lets try an example. Application foo wants to save the a setting named
> "bar", which is set equal to "foo". Lets say the setting "bar" is in a
> tree of the foo preferences dialogue "bar/foo". Simply Observe:
> 
> GnomeVFSHandle *Foobar;
> char foobar[512];
> char foobAr[512];
> const char *FoobAr = "foo";
> GnomeVFSFileSize foo_bar;
> sprintf (&foobar, "%s%s%s%s\n", g_get_home_dir(), 	          ".foo/",
> "bar/foo", "bar");
> sprintf (&foobAr, "%s%s%s\n", g_get_home_dir(), "./foo", "bar/foo");
> 
> /* memory leaks are only a problem for those with limited memory */
> gnome_vfs_x_make_directory_and_parents (gnome_vfs_uri_new (foobAr),
> 0x777);
> /* error handling is for the weak and flawed */
> gnome_vfs_create (&Foobar, &foobar, GNOME_VFS_OPEN_WRITE,
> 0x0777);
> /* write FoobAr to foo/bar/foo/bar (aka Foobar) */
> gnome_vfs_write (Foobar, FoobAr, strlen (FoobAr), &foo_bar);
> gnome_vfs_close (Foobar);
> 
> Voila! And of course, reading a setting can be accomplished in much the
> same way... Now lets try the notification framework...
> 
> void FooBar (GnomeVFSMonitorHandle foobAr, const char *Foobar,
> GnomeVFSMonitorType Foo_Bar, gpointer foobar) {
>     printf ("Help help! %s was changed milord!\n");
> }
> 
> GnomeVFSMonitorHandle *foobar;
> sprintf (&foobAr, "%s%s%s\n", g_get_home_dir(), "./foo", "bar/foo");
> gnome_vfs_monitor_add (&foobar, foobAr, GNOME_VFS_MONITOR_CONTENTS |
> GNOME_VFS_MONITOR_METADATA, &FooBar, NULL);
> 
> WOW! That sure was an easy notification framework.
> 
> Schemas? No problemo... We even give you the flexibility to write your
> *own conformance functions* !!!
> 
> char *fooooobars = "foooooobar";
> sprintf (&foobAr, "%s%s%s\n", g_get_home_dir(), "./foo", "bar/foo");
> GnomeVFSHandle *foobar;
> gnome_vfs_metadata_open (&foobar, foobAr, GNOME_VFS_OPEN_WRITE);
> gnome_vfs_metadata_set_string (foobar, "schema", fooooobars);
> gnome_vfs_close (foobar);
> 
> VFSConf is the perfect system. Everyone can use filesystems! Solves all
> compatibility problems. End the desktop wars. What are some of its other
> benefits:
> 
> 1) Proven scalability (see typedef GnomeVFSFileSize)!
> 2) Monikers (see gnome-vfs/monikers)!
> 7) Ruggedly industry tested!
> 3) Want to secure your data? Then try our new flavourful ssl encryption
> support, plus the hot new authentication infrastructure
> 4) Builtin notification framework (or bring your own!)
> 5) Arbitrary extra value metadata!
> 2) Waiting for your favority GConf backend? Wait no more! We support
> over 13 different methods (bzip2 method! finally your settings will be
> store compressed! smb! store over a network ssh! secure storage)
> 8) Our configuration system has more catch phrases than yours!
> 11) We can't count, but you can count on us.
>  
> And best of all....you can use it today! No more learning stupid
> technologies you can't possible understand! No more studying
> incomprehensible header and source files! We have 0-day (uh, some) API
> documentation ready for j00!!!!!
> 
> Havoc, Dietmar, Michael...eat our dirt.
> 
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