As long as it doesn't break the current github plugin behavior, then that's fine. Otherwise it needs to be a separate plugin.
On 2/22/2017 4:46 PM, Oliver Walters wrote: > Kevin, > > This is how I think it should work too. When I get some time I will look > into how the current github plugin works, perhaps it can be improved to > support this functionality. > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Kevin Cozens <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 2017-02-17 09:30 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > > On 2/16/2017 6:19 PM, Oliver Walters wrote: > > iii) Excessive bandwidth - Each time a .pretty lib is loaded, it > downloads a zip of the entire library? If we were making use > of git > functionality it would be simple to just update the library > (and store a > local cache) and thus only download the diff rather than > re-download the > entire thing. > > > Once again, a git plugin solves this problem nicely. > > > Bandwidth can be saved by saving .pretty libs on the local hard > drive instead of temporarily caching them. It also means ones that > have been previously requested will be available even when the > computer has no net access. > > When someone needs a .pretty lib you check if it is already on the > local drive. If not, download it and save to the local drive. If the > library is already on the local drive check the time and date of the > remote copy. If the remote version is newer than the local copy > download library and save it to the local HD. > > That's the simple way to reduce bandwidth requirements. The > "download" portion of the process could involve using source code > control to update the local copy instead of downloading the entire > library. > > -- > Cheers! > > Kevin. > > http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that > distract > Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's > why we're > | powerful!" > #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > <https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > <https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
