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In https://phabricator.kde.org/D4911#106088, @dfaure wrote: > Could this be made more lightweight by adding a precise subscription method rather than signal broadcasts? I will work on this solution. > The interested application would register into baloo (using dbus or C++, not sure what's applicable here), saying "please do inform me about changes" or maybe even "please inform me about changes <in these dirs> or <for files of this mimetype>". And the MetadataMover code would only emit a dbus signal if 1) someone registered, 2) the signal passes the dir or mimetype filter. > > This way, nothing changes performance-wise for people not using an app that needs these signals. Thanks David for your suggestion. This looks like a great idea and should really help me find a solution that works for applications. REPOSITORY R293 Baloo REVISION DETAIL https://phabricator.kde.org/D4911 To: mgallien, vhanda, dfaure Cc: cullmann, apol, #frameworks
