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Re: [RFC/PATCH 0/3] JSON/XML output for scripting interface

From
Eric Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date
Apr 11, 2010, 22:34 UTC
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<20100411223455.GA16622@thyrsus.com>
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Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>:
> [ And, yes, I understand that to making line-oriented formats a
> backend would be a reasonably invasive change to existing code that
> would involve a level of indirection and abstraction that may not be
> to everyone's taste. ]

For whatever my opinion is worth I think this is a good direction to go in. I think it fits the well-established git design philosophy of separating content manipulation (plumbing) from presentation (porcelain).

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		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>
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Message 22 of 24 in “JSON/XML output for scripting interface”
  1. 0/3 JSON/XML output for scripting interfaceJulian Phillips, Apr 11, 2010
  2. 1/3 strbuf: Add strbuf_vaddf functionJulian Phillips, Apr 11, 2010
  3. Erik Faye-LundApr 11, 2010
  4. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010
  5. 2/3 add a library of code for producing structured outputJulian Phillips, Apr 11, 2010
  6. Erik Faye-LundApr 11, 2010
  7. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010
  8. Jakub NarebskiApr 11, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 11, 2010
  10. Sverre RabbelierApr 11, 2010
  11. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010
  12. Jakub NarebskiApr 11, 2010
  13. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010
  14. Eric RaymondApr 11, 2010
  15. 3/3 status: add support for structured outputJulian Phillips, Apr 11, 2010
  16. Sverre RabbelierApr 11, 2010
  17. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010
  18. Sverre RabbelierApr 11, 2010
  19. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010
  20. Sverre RabbelierApr 11, 2010
  21. Jon SeymourApr 11, 2010
  22. Eric RaymondApr 11, 2010
  23. Jon SeymourApr 11, 2010
  24. Julian PhillipsApr 11, 2010

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