RE: [PEAR-DEV] [PROPOSAL] DB_Simple
| From: | Lukas Smith | Date: | Sun, 02 Nov 2003 10:05:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PEAR-DEV] [PROPOSAL] DB_Simple | ||
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> From: Paul M Jones [mailto:pmjones@ciaweb.net]
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 9:09 PM
> > At that point MDB will be loads simpler and also a port of
> > DataObject in the current form would be trivial.
>
> I really do look forward to a simpler MDB, and I'd not hesitate to
> deprecate DB_Simple in favor of it (given that I can extend it to do
> DB_Simple kinds of things quickly and easily -- c.f. the File_IMC
> discussion with reference to Contact_Vcard a few weeks ago). The big
> deal is going to be writing up full documentation on the new and
> improved MDB so that any dummy (like me) can get to working with it
> quickly.
Go ahead and checkout MDB 2.x in CVS HEAD.
Most of the stuff that goes beyond DB is moved into separate modules.
So each of the drivers are much simpler now and so people can use MDB just
like DB without having to work through a large API if they don't need that
stuff.
Regards,
Lukas