There's also been a suggestion of putting nodes in Fossil, which seems to offer the benefits of a db engine, plus versioning: all in one file.
http://www.fossil-scm.org/index.html/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:58 AM, mdb <[email protected]> wrote: > I vote for allowing the saving and reading of nodes to a database > table, but not attempting to replace simple flat file storage. > > Instead, a node attribute could be set to define the secondary storage > and/or source. When saving a leo file you should have the option to > break the outline nodes from the database (i.e., you only used the > database to read-in nodes) or change the stored database node if you > made changes, or you could decide to create a new version. And if the > attribute fields are set up well you can have the option to reconnect > or compare to a stored node. > > SQLite would probably be the simplest implementation on the user > side. A full featured version would allow for any database system > using python db interfaces, and include 'cloud' computing. > > With little doubt, a full-fledged database supported system that uses > the system's locking and sharing tools would be safer and richer than > allowing nodes in one .leo file to reference nodes in other .leo > files. > > On Dec 15, 10:07 pm, Terry Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:49:11 -0800 (PST) >> >> Dave <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I've thought on and off about the merits of a Leo implementation that >> > stores its nodes and outlines, not in .leo files, but in an SQL >> > database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite etc). >> >> There was some work done to get Leo to use ZopeDB as a backend, some >> time back. I think it was working at the proof on concept level. >> >> It's an interesting line of thought. >> >> Cheers -Terry > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "leo-editor" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor?hl=en.
