Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes: > * Eric Abrahamsen <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> [2019-08-03 02:27]: >> Okay, thanks for that run-down, pretty interesting. I've written a >> package called EBDB[1] that's meant to be sort of an update to BBDB, and >> while I think someone's using it with tens of thousands of contacts, >> 192k records would probably exhaust it. It has pluggable data stores, >> however, one of which will (eventually) be a proper external database, >> so I'm always interested in how people are using this stuff. >> >> Eric >> >> [1] https://github.com/girzel/ebdb > > I have tried it. It has good concepts and integration. But I cannot > switch to it.
No, and I think it would fall apart under your workload. But I would like to make it better, and gradually get it closer to supporting the sort of thing you're doing. > Please, if you intend to make vcard import, don't make vcard stuff > bundled with the ebdb, you will make repeated mistake. > > Make one vcard import package that give elisp structure, something > like hash or alist, plist, whatever is better. Yes, that's on my (mid-length) list of to do: a vcard parsing library that just turns vcards into a couple pre-defined formats, or lets you register your own consumption functions. > Then such package is best to contribute to GNU Emacs. > > Then all other packages can use vcard import. > > This makes much sense rather than making it single-package oriented. > > I don't think that vCard complexity is necessary for contacts, > standard is invented, but is too complex. But if you are doing it, > than such feature can contribute to overall usage. I'm also not fond of vcard, but I *am* fond of carddav, and having my contacts synced to my phone, and shared with co-workers, etc. Otherwise I probably wouldn't bother. Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes: > * Eric Abrahamsen <e...@ericabrahamsen.net> [2019-08-03 02:27]: >> Okay, thanks for that run-down, pretty interesting. I've written a >> package called EBDB[1] that's meant to be sort of an update to BBDB, and >> while I think someone's using it with tens of thousands of contacts, >> 192k records would probably exhaust it. It has pluggable data stores, >> however, one of which will (eventually) be a proper external database, >> so I'm always interested in how people are using this stuff. >> >> Eric >> >> [1] https://github.com/girzel/ebdb > > Not sure if you rely on vCard as some kind of "standard". It is > attempt to globalize the contact keeping, but I don't find it good, > not at all. > > It is way too complicated. It tries to encompass everything possible > in one file, file which is probably not related to other files at all. > > Only relational database makes sense for complex contact management. EBDB now provides for a sort of poor-man's relational database, with multiple "roles" and relations, linking people to people and people to organizations. But it's still limited and kind of awkward. Eric
