Hi Tobias I'll never support TiddlyLock-type functionality with TiddlyFox. TiddlyLock is broken; it tries to do something that is only possible if you've got atomic file system operations. Using TiddlyLock for it's intended purpose would lead to data loss under stress.
Best wishes Jeremy On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Tobias Beer <[email protected]> wrote: > Whomever maintains TiddlyFox, > > Theoretically speaking, how far fetched would it be to have TiddlyFox > provide a read+write API allowing TiddlyWiki (i.e. its javascript > framework) to access the local filesystem? ...so as to be able to: > — manage backups (LessBackupsPlugin style) > — update lock files > — create rss feeds > — make a plethora of TiddlyTools plugins work again, e.g. > ImportTiddlersPlugin, AttachFilePlugin, ShowLocalDirectory, etc... > — export TiddlyWiki contents to files > — read external files or folder structures that are to be documented > within TiddlyWiki > — etc... > > It seems to me there is a high demand for local filesystem access, most > definitely with respect to reading files and folder structures but also for > writing well-defined files to well-defined locations. > > As for security concerns, I would not mind creating some *TiddlyFox.ini*or > the likes (in case a configuration UI requires too much work) where one > can specify the folders for which TiddlyFox is allowed read or write access > or both, the default being r+w access only to the location where a > TiddlyWiki resides. > > Personally, I would even skip the entire security debate until the moment > some nasty idiot actually tries to exploit TiddlyFox via TiddlyWiki to > wreak havoc in a local filesystem. I mean, how utopian is this scenario? As > far as I'm concerned: entirely! > > So, I would personally deem it safe (on my machine) for TiddlyFox to > provide local file-io for TiddlyWiki not only with respect to the folder in > which a TiddlyWiki resides (and any subfolders) but actually also for my > documents folder / partition. If there would ever be a plugin with the > potential to endanger huge chunks of my local filesystem I'd be sure not to > use it, simple. I mean, I am not installing viruses either. > > Tobias. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Jeremy Ruston mailto:[email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
