On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Clifford Yapp <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, > > I've roughed in more or less the approach I was thinking about for an > attribute registration system. One thing that remains unclear to me > is whether this system is intended to operation per-application (as I > have designed my proposed API) or it is intended to be global along > the lines of the "standard" attributes.
Global is my impression--hence the desire for a namespace with them. > due to legacy design decisions - but if the idea is to have a registry > of user defined attributes that is universal I'm not sure how that > could be (or even whether it should be) addressed at the library > level. Do you happen to have a pointer to previous discussions with > Sean that might help clear up the long term design goals? I think I might have a little bit. But I think I hot the main idea from the DB V5 Draft Manual in which it says to me that the registry process is manual, not something that a user can do. See how I phrased it in the attributes html page. My first discussion I can remember with Sean re attributes was concerning timestamps on 28 Aug this year. That thread lasted at least 21 messages and you were in on it, too. I eventually told him I found a solution for binary attributes but heard nothing form him on that since (I think GCI is taking up most of his effort). I tried to put my vision of the standard (core) vs. registered attributes into the db5 code changes where I define them in one place and distinguish the two by a struct member.. I can't aver see a gigantic rush to register an attribute, but the again I've never been much of a visionary. Best, -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
