>Remember that. Maybe we throw this to a vote? +1
> >On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Bryce Curtis <[email protected]> >wrote: >> We can discuss how these protocols translate to various platforms, but I >> think it makes sense. We had a discussion similar to this back when we >> were looking at the File APIs. See the wiki for some of what we >> discussed... >> http://wiki.phonegap.com/w/page/35605874/Planning%3A%20File%20API >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> bump. my $0.02. we have two choices: relative or protocol handler. >>> >>> rel means devs have to construct paths from (brittle) strings and >>> concatenating ... using app ids, etc. less extensible. >>> >>> i'd like to push we gun for protocol handlers for app level and root to >>> start: >>> >>> app:// >>> root:// >>> >>> in the future we could add discovery for things like: >>> >>> sdcard:// >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > I'm not sure if it needs to go to vote... Maybe if there is enough >>> > contention on the topic? >>> > >>> > How about let's revert the temp/persistent resolution on android to >>>what >>> > it was before (if it hasn't already been done) so we don't freak >>>users >>> > out. Then let's use this thread to figure out the details of how it >>> > *should* be done on Android. Once we have it figured out, document on >>> wiki >>> > and put it in the roadmap (is that the place to document these sorts >>>of >>> > api changes?) >>> > >>> > On 12-02-27 6:06 AM, "Simon MacDonald" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >>But I guess the immediate question is do we want to make this change >>>for >>> >>1.5 or publicize we are making the change for a future release? Does >>>this >>> >>need to go with a vote? >>> >> >>> >>Simon Mac Donald >>> >>http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> This is a good discussion to have. Blindly following a spec never >>>gets >>> >>>you >>> >>> 100% where you want to go. >>> >>> >>> >>> Instead: what are reasonable storage options that as a developer >>>using >>> >>> cordova you would like to see? Once that is decided on, define a >>>simple >>> >>> spec for each of the options. >>> >>> >>> >>> So for the first question, in my mind having an idea of a >>>"temporary" >>> >>> storage space - like Joe said, volatile memory - and "persistent" >>>seem >>> >>> like two good options. >>> >>> >>> >>> Then, for simple constraints around the two options: >>> >>> >>> >>> To me, persistent is: data that I write to a persistent location is >>> >>> available across device restarts and will not be removed unless my >>> >>> application explicitly removes it (barring exceptional >>>circumstances >>> >>>such >>> >>> as a device factory reset). The Android "Jail" is, for me, a good >>> >>> candidate to be considered the persistent storage location. A >>>removable >>> >>> storage type such as an SD or media card is, in my mind, not a >>> candidate >>> >>> to "persistent" storage. >>> >>> >>> >>> For temporary storage, the restrictions are much less. Figuring >>>out any >>> >>> minimum time frames for how long a temporary storage location >>>exists >>> >>>seems >>> >>> important. Should temporary storage be guaranteed across device >>> >>>restarts? >>> >>> Probably not. What about across application restarts? I'm not sure >>>- I >>> >>> would say no, not guaranteed. Within an application session? I >>>think >>> so. >>> >>> >>> >>> Etc. etc. :) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>>
