[0] Before I take a shot at your questions, I have to say 'Great Idea!'. I work with huge decision matrix databases and it can be a pain to switch to a console, connect to the database, and query the matrix just to find out which values I need to include in the code.
[1] Ideally, I would think that the database connection would be user customizable - as in specifying a web browser or file manager. I know that as only a dabbler SQL, sqlite has been just fine for my purposes. If you must pick one interface, though, I think postgresql is fine.
[2] It seems like most of the config files are stored in plain text config file format, AKA:
[header] option1=value1 option2=value2
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Mike Thorn mthorn@iqguys.com wrote:
Hello all:
I'm working on a database query plugin written in Vala and have a couple of questions regarding the general process of working with the geany community.
First, when is the right time to request that my plugin be added to the geany-plugins repo? My general principle as a developer has always been to start using VC from the start, but maybe you don't want half finished plugins in your repo.
Second, is there anyone interested in assisting me in working on this? I'm fairly new to GTK/Vala, but not to programming. I've got the plugin loading up a new window, connecting to a database and executing queries, and very nearly displaying the data, but I've got a lot of questions that I don't have the answers to, such as:
- What's the best way to make this plugin connect to different databases?
Right now it's working with postgresql only
- What's the best way to store the database config? Ideally I'd want the
option to store the connection information in the project data.
Thanks for your time.
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