Re: [PATCH 01/17] object-store: rename `raw_object_store` to `object_database`

From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date: May 7, 2025, 00:47 UTC
Message-ID: <3317228e-e1c8-4b69-9f03-f344f5a6a0cb@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20250506-pks-object-store-wo-the-repository-v1-1-c05b82e7b126@pks.im>

On 5/6/25 7:09 AM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:

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> Instead, rename the structure to `object_database`. This term is already
> used a lot throughout our codebase, and it cannot easily be mistaken for
> "object directories", either. Furthermore, its acronym ODB is already
> well-known and works well as part of a function's name, like for example
> `odb_has_object()`.

The patch is the kind where "it's correct if and only if it compiles," which is good!

I just wanted to chime in to approve of the term "object database" and using ODB for short.

Thanks, -Stolee

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