Hello all! > We would like to add some new features to The Bat! API to allow > The Bat! Backup/Restore to save data by plugins, like spam/ham > databases, etc. I do not think that it will be wide-used feature... Not so many plugins are need to backup lots of files such as spam databases...
> Do you have opinions how these new additions to the API should look like? I think, something like that: 1. Function which is called when The Bat needs to invoke data from plugin to backup (maybe, this function must return integer within -1..100 - to indicate percents of completion, so if this function will not return -1 (failed/backup not needed), it must be called some times until plugin not return 100). This function also must return list of filenames to backup. And this function need pass some plugin-defined identifier so plugin can determine which kind of backup need to perform (see below) 2. Function informs plugin that backup is executing so plugin must prepare to restore it own data (for example, to suspend its activity) 3. Function returns to plugin list of files restored from backup. I do not think that simply overwriting of files is a good idea so it is can just return list of temporary file names restored from backup 4. Function to help the backup tool determine whether this plugin needs backup option or not and optionally which kind of backup need to perform, for ex: [ ] <pluginname>: Backup main database [ ] <pluginname>: Also Backup all registry settings, executables and so on -- ICQ: 243063337 WBR, Stanislav V. Mikov, developer of UMC/UMX and UniNP for The Bat! :) ________________________________________________ http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
