[MOBY] [MOBY-dev] Rules for I/O choices

[Martin Senger]

> Correct.
>
   Your rules (IMHO) are correct - but they do not talk about the problem
you mentioned in the first place. You were talking about namespaces, and
these rules do not talk about namespaces at all.
   Am I mistaken?
   Martin
 
> m
> 
> On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 11:37, Ken Steube wrote:
> > So I remember you guys talking about how you should choose the type of
> > object to register as your output object. Check out these two rules and
> > tell me if you think I've said it adequately.
> > 
> > 
> > Rule: A service should be registered to input the simplest data object
> > that it consistently consumes
> > 
> > Example: Can take Protein or GenericSequence, register to take
> > GenericSequence
> > 
> > Rule: A service should be registered to output the most complex data
> > object that it consistently produces
> > 
> > Example: Can return Protein or DNA, register to return GenericSequence
> > 
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > -------------------------------------
> > Ken Steube            steube at sdsc.edu
> > San Diego Supercomputer Center @ UCSD
> > San Diego, California             USA
> > 
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> Mark Wilkinson <markw at illuminae.com>
> Illuminae
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