Eric, I wonder if you are doing something similar to what I am doing.
I have a bunch of databases found in directories, and I currently use paths
that look a lot like my directories.
declare variable $gnt:Nestle1904.tei :=
doc("macula/GNT/Nestle1904/tei/nestle1904.xml");
declare variable $gnt:Nestle1904.morph :=
doc("macula/GNT/Nestle1904/morph/Nestle1904.xml");
declare variable $gnt:Nestle1904.lowfat :=
doc("macula/GNT/Nestle1904/lowfat/nestle1904lowfat.xml");
If I were writing a function that opened databases in a particular
directory, I might pass the "current directory" to that function. I
suspect that's an application-domain concept, not something that BaseX
should model for your application. After all, someone else might have a
rather different notion of a working directory for their application. And
"working directory" at the database level would add state in a way that
would be actively unhelpful for stateless APIs.
Jonathan
On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 10:39 AM Christian Grün <christian.gr...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Eric,
>
> There had been the suggestion that our documentation will provide you
> more information on how BaseX works. After you have invested more time
> on the status quo, we might be able to get some progress on this
> discussion.
>
> Best,
> Christian
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 4:31 PM Eric Levy <cont...@ericlevy.name> wrote:
> >
> > Hello. I never had a chance to gain a full understanding of the
> > direction of this discussion. Had there been any suggestion that some
> > feature enhancement might be considered? I felt the suggestion may have
> > been given, but it was never resolved.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2022-02-25 at 02:37 -0500, Eric Levy wrote:
> > > > > The base case for an embedded database has no user model, and
> > > > > supports
> > > > > creation of new databases only through the target path. However,
> > > > > such
> > > > > differences might press the limits of a benign request.
> > > > >
> > > > > If a target path is needed beyond the database itself, then it
> > > > > might be
> > > > > passed on the command line. Alternatively, a special directory
> > > > > layout
> > > > > might be considered […]
> > > >
> > > > In both cases, we’d rebuild the existing solution step by step. And
> > > > if
> > > > no such path is specified by the user, we’d need to ensure for all
> > > > operations in the system that nothing unexpected happens.
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't understand the meaning of the comment.
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Yes, but it doesn't mean I understand quite yet how all the parts
> > > > > fit
> > > > > together. Does it seem I missed or misunderstood something?
> > > >
> > > > I guess so. What other parts of our documentation have you read so
> > > > far
> > > > to get a more comprehensive picture?
> > >
> > > If you want to suggest a reference that is relevant, I would review
> > > it,
> > > if I have not done so yet. I don't wish to compile a list of
> > > documents
> > > or sections I have already reviewed.
> > >
> >
>
