[OpenAFS-port-darwin] Think about an afs cocoa Framework

Claudio Bisegni Claudio.Bisegni@lnf.infn.it
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:47:59 +0200 

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Hi Jeffrey
In effect i was thinking about klog/aklog, configuration, memory  
cache param... and other usefull api
In the start it would be very short set of api.

Claudio
On 12/set/07, at 14:40, Jeffrey Altman wrote:

> Claudio Bisegni wrote:
>> Hi to all folk of the lists
>> i hope you have had a beautiful summer holiday. In august with
>> Dave(Botsch) we have talked about an idea, encapsulate a part of
>> useful afs api into a cocoa framework!
>> So if this framework is compiled in main afs package, application  
>> that
>> use framework don't require to be recompiled.
> Frameworks are appropriate for public APIs that are meant to be  
> used by
> third party applications.  As part of the implied contract associated
> with a framework is that the author will never remove or change
> functionality from it.  I do not believe that enough thought has gone
> into the existing AFS APIs to be able to say what will or will not
> require change.
>
> The library that is most applicable for framework consideration is
> libadmin but even that library contains numerous functions that I know
> need to be changed.  Anything that references kauth is going to  
> have to
> change.
>
> While a framework is definitely a good idea, it is probably premature.
>
> Jeffrey Altman
>


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<div>Hi Jeffrey</div>In effect i was thinking about klog/aklog, =
configuration, memory cache param... and other usefull api<div>In the =
start it would be very short set of api.<div><br =
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12/set/07, at 14:40, Jeffrey Altman wrote:</div><br =
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margin-left: 0px; ">Claudio Bisegni wrote:</div> <blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi to all folk of the =
lists</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">i hope you have had a beautiful =
summer holiday. In august with</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dave(Botsch) =
we have talked about an idea, encapsulate a part of</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">useful afs api into a cocoa framework!<span =
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">So if =
this framework is compiled in main afs package, application =
that</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">use framework don't require to =
be recompiled.</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Frameworks =
are appropriate for public APIs that are meant to be used by</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; ">third party applications.<span =
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contract associated</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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the author will never remove or change</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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</span>I do not believe that enough thought has gone</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; ">into the existing AFS APIs to be able to say what =
will or will not</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">require change.</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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library that is most applicable for framework consideration is</div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; ">libadmin but even that library contains numerous =
functions that I know</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">need to be changed.<span =
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kauth is going to have to</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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