2017-10-03 15:22 GMT+02:00 Guillermo Polito <[email protected]>:
> > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Denis Kudriashov <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> 2017-10-03 13:54 GMT+02:00 Guillermo Polito <[email protected]>: >> >>> Could you write a blog post? :D >>> >>> - What is the good practice >>> - extending FileLocator >>> - managing paths in a platform independent way (what to extend for unix, >>> mac, windows, default values for unknown platforms...) >>> >> >> I am not sure about last point. I thought it is solved by FileSystem >> itself. >> > > Nope, check FileLocator. FileLocator was actually designed for that, not > to be a "place holder" for paths. > I know. But I am talking only about "place holder" parts. If my app wants myApp.config in image directory I would put it in FileLocator like this: FileLocator class>>myAppConfig "method in my app package" ^self imageDirectory / 'myApp.config' Nothing complex and intelligent here. > >> >> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 12:52 PM, Denis Kudriashov <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Ok. No objections yet. >>>> I will prepare pull requests >>>> >>>> 2017-10-03 12:04 GMT+02:00 Guillermo Polito <[email protected]> >>>> : >>>> >>>>> Yes yes yes >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Stephane Ducasse < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi denis >>>>>> >>>>>> I like it!. >>>>>> >>>>>> Stef >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Denis Kudriashov < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Hi. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Many times I was trying to find "global" files of some packages in >>>>>> system. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > For example do you know how to find epicea session logs? >>>>>> > There is class side method for this at EpMonitor: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > EpMonitor logsDirectory >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Is it easy to find when you never look at it? No. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Do you know how to find sources file? There is message in Smalltalk >>>>>> global: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Smalltalk sourcesFile >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Is it easy to find? No. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > And there are many other examples. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > But if you read about FileSystem library. You know the common place >>>>>> where to >>>>>> > find well known files. It is FileLocator. >>>>>> > For example changes file is here: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > FileLocator changes. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > So my idea is to introduce kind of pattern, the good style, how to >>>>>> access >>>>>> > global application files: they should be in FileLocator as >>>>>> extensions. >>>>>> > Then it would be super easy to find files of any applications. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > What do you think? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > If it is good idea then we should fix current places in system to >>>>>> follow >>>>>> > this pattern. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Best regards, >>>>>> > Denis >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Guille Polito >>>>> >>>>> Research Engineer >>>>> >>>>> Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille >>>>> >>>>> CRIStAL - UMR 9189 >>>>> >>>>> French National Center for Scientific Research - *http://www.cnrs.fr >>>>> <http://www.cnrs.fr>* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Web:* *http://guillep.github.io* <http://guillep.github.io> >>>>> >>>>> *Phone: *+33 06 52 70 66 13 <+33%206%2052%2070%2066%2013> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> Guille Polito >>> >>> Research Engineer >>> >>> Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille >>> >>> CRIStAL - UMR 9189 >>> >>> French National Center for Scientific Research - *http://www.cnrs.fr >>> <http://www.cnrs.fr>* >>> >>> >>> *Web:* *http://guillep.github.io* <http://guillep.github.io> >>> >>> *Phone: *+33 06 52 70 66 13 <+33%206%2052%2070%2066%2013> >>> >> >> > > > -- > > > > Guille Polito > > Research Engineer > > Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille > > CRIStAL - UMR 9189 > > French National Center for Scientific Research - *http://www.cnrs.fr > <http://www.cnrs.fr>* > > > *Web:* *http://guillep.github.io* <http://guillep.github.io> > > *Phone: *+33 06 52 70 66 13 <+33%206%2052%2070%2066%2013> >
