[Biocorba-l] NS stuff

[Juha Muilu]

Brad Chapman wrote:
> 
> Juha:
> > Yes the database can have both or more interfaces. I was also thinking
> > that we could use the kind field for different versions of IDL.
> > Following naming scheme was on my mind:
> >
> > databases/EMBL.version/BioCorba.version    &
> > databases/EMBL.version/EMBLCorbaServer.version
> >
> > It is good to have possibility to put version numbers on proper places
> > and not to mix those into the id-part. ..I think the scheme contains the
> > minimum amount of information we need.
> 
> Okay dokee, sounds good to me. My only comment is that I would
> prefer the interface information to be before the actual database
> information, like:
> 
> databases/BioCorba.version/EMBL.version
> databases/EMBLCorbaServer.version/EMBL.version
> 
> The reason I like this is that my basic need in BioCorba is to find
> what BioCorba-interface-implementing databases are available. If the
> databases are structured like:

OK. I do not have strong opinion on this. . Take your pick, if nobody
else here do not like to find the databases first :-)

> 
> databases/BioCorba.version/db1.version
> databases/BioCorba.version/db2.version
> 
> then it is easy to do this, since you can get the
> databases/BioCorba.version context, and then just call list() on it
> to retrieve the names of all the databases.
> 
> Whew-almost-there-ly yr's,
> Brad
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