> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:rsyslog- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Rainer Gerhards > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 3:54 PM > To: rsyslog-users > Subject: Re: [rsyslog] feedback requested: NEW rsyslog.conf format -- > XML? > > > I also have nearly zero experience with XML - but the > > one-parameter-per-node approach "looks" cleaner to me. > > I am concerned about readability when using a text editor as front-end. > The > primary reason that I mislike XML configs is that it often is extremely > hard > to read them without a dedicated tool. But... > > > Either way > > though, XML is a fairly common thing - there has to be a best > > practices approach. If going the XML route (which I also have to > > admit makes a fair bit of sense), we should do everything to stick to > > standards and best practices. I know that this will make it > > significantly easier to write configuration frontends. > > ... well spoken! That's one of the obvious things I overlooked. I'll > try to > dig out best practices and if someone knows where to look, any help is > appreciated ;)
Interestingly, I find it quite hard to find best practices in regard to xml config files on the web. However, I have asked a question on DTD's yesterday on comp.text.xml, and the answers point into the direction that using single parameters (instead of attributes) seem to be the usual form. I suggest you have a look at http://groups.google.com/group/comp.text.xml/browse_thread/thread/f1b96d132e3 fdd8e# Any links to best practices would be appreciated. Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com
