i think this is a good idear. I think that access to configuration through the bridge should be neat (regardless of configuration storage) ernst
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Daniel Ockeloen > Verzonden: woensdag 18 augustus 2004 12:27 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: location datadir blobs > > > > On Aug 18, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Pierre van Rooden wrote: > > > Ernst Bunders wrote: > >> but, sarcasm aside, could you enlighten the ignorant as to why the > >> config has been moved to de jar? this is highly confusing... > > > > Because in this way the files can be accessed as resources. > > It was a first step to make it possible for MMBase to run in a war, > > which was something some people wanted. > > The idea is that this is possible if all configuration can > be accessed > > as resources. Storage was a first step in that direction. > > It would probably be a good idea to also allow files to be > placed in > > the configuration file tree (location?), but that has not been > > implemented yet. > > > > imho its time for a config manager that allows you to make > settings to > applications or instances of applications. I admire that > people want to > run things as a war but the result is that makes configuration of > mmbase systems harder. The only way out is to add some > abstract system > that handles the storage of configation and a flexible frontend to > allow firstime and admins to configure and check on settings. > > Im allmost sure i will start something like this soon and have talked > to several other developers about this. This did convince me that it > will be hard to get everybody on one line so i will make it as a > optional tool al my own risk and provide it as is to the > community and > leave it upto them to them how far this will reach. > > Daniel. > > >
