On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 10:44 PM, Jaroslaw Staniek <stan...@kde.org> wrote: > Dear All, > As a part of the process of porting Kexi to Qt5/KF5, three frameworks > have been extracted to separate repos. More about that in some > announcement (ask me for details if you cannot wait). > For now I have the following question. > > We have a framework called Predicate, for (data)base > connectivity/creation, a kind of QtSql on steroids, is in development > and use since 2003. First presented in Malaga (as KexiDB). > > https://projects.kde.org/projects/playground/libs/predicate > > I came to a conclusion that the "Predicate" name feels a bit hacky and > does not explain the purpose of the framework. It also does not help > that the predicate noun is used elsewhere quite a bit. > > So how about renaming to "KDb"? > > I like how many parts of the KF5 have clear names, and realized "KDb" > seems to be available [1], forms a short prefix and it's meaning is > rather clear. Its length suitable for use as a prefix for class names. > > So the change in real code could be like this: > Predicate::Connection ==> KDbConnection. > > Thanks! > > [1] The kdb project does not seem to be active: > http://marc.info/?l=kde-announce&m=90221935129358&w=2 > > > -- > regards, Jaroslaw Staniek > > KDE: > : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers, translators > : and facilitators committed to Free Software development - http://kde.org > Calligra Suite: > : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org > Kexi: > : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi > Qt Certified Specialist: > : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek > _______________________________________________ > Kde-frameworks-devel mailing list > Kde-frameworks-devel@kde.org > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-frameworks-devel
I don't really would have a problem. It's in playground and that's why we have playground for, trying things and breaking things. If all people working on it are fine with the rename [1], then you can just do it. :) Cheers! Aleix [1] http://i.imgur.com/Cdfcs55.png _______________________________________________ Kde-frameworks-devel mailing list Kde-frameworks-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-frameworks-devel