XML Output: libxo - provide single API to output TXT, XML, JSON and HTML

[Alfred Perlstein]

Guys,

It's now been 2 months since the last discussion about this.

Where is the code from Juniper?

Is there a project branch?

I am thinking of just rolling forward the GSoC project and committing 
it.  Let me know if that sounds alright.

-Alfred


On 8/15/14, 9:52 PM, Simon J. Gerraty wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:35:23 -0700, Alfred Perlstein writes:
>>>> How many programs have been successfully converted over to libxo at this
>>>> point?
>>> How is that relevant to any of this discussion?
>>>
>> Well, it speaks towards the vision of getting this done in a timely
>> manner.  As I said there is a GSOC project that has a ton of code
>> already done.
> Yes but as previously pointed out, the approach taken is far from ideal,
> [we previously rejected the idea of trying to contribute that approach]
> I think libxo will provide a much better result.
>
>> If this libxo is ready to go in, it should go in and we
> No objection here.
> There are a small number of apps that we particularly want converted,
> which we would propose as examples.
>
> The purpose of this thread was to illicit feedback on the idea and guage
> acceptance of the proposed API - which you have to admit isn't as cosy
> and comforting as printf, but is pretty palatable considering the
> functionality provided.
>
> On that front I think we are looking good.
> There has been very useful discussion on a number of points.
> I don't think I have spotted any fundamental objection to the idea.
>
> It is probably easier for Phil to commit to our internal mirror.
> We can take the next steps from there.
>
>> should get towards converting more utils to using it.  However if we are
>> going to perpetually add frameworky things, but not convert over
>> userland tools to the actual framework, then that is a potential problem
>> worth calling out.
> Indeed.  Again that's why I prefer to see this (the library at least)
> done by someone who's been doing this sort of thing successfuly for
> ages.
>
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