On 04/03/2013 12:51, Jaap Karssenberg wrote:
Sounds like you are thinking in the direction where the data in the
objects is populated from an existing database. Not directly my
intention but should be possible with a custom backend for the page
data. The code that stores the wiki pages in text files is a very thin
mapping class. Can easily be replaced with something that uses e.g. a
database. But would help to have a more specific use case in mind. I
don't think zim is necessarily a good generic databse viewer. My use
case is more the other way around, to do a little bit structured data
without the need of a real database. Regards, Jaap
I don't have a use case in mind - just triggered by what you described.
My thought is that by considering this you could make something much
more powerful possible, while if it isn't thought about it won't be easy
to add later. The difference will be ensuring your object model allows
for database transaction cases, which it may if you do your SQL with
this in mind.
My thought is not just connecting to existing databases, though that
could be very useful and widen Zim's appeal, particularly into corporate
scenarios which could be good for promoting Zim.
Let's say you build your personal data example. Often these things start
simple but then it becomes tempting to add new objects, and then to want
to access them from different devices, run complex queries etc. Soon
even a little homer can want much more database functionality. If the
data is stored in a proper database, it is relatively simple to extend
the plugin functionality and grow its capability along with user demands.
That's my thought process.
Mark
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