Sure, but then why FileLocator? You could have in your app a normal class for that... I see you're creating a dependency for no real value, or even just polluting FileLocator for polluting it... I mean, to me the real value of FileLocator is to give you the cross-platform feature. On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Denis Kudriashov <dionisiydk@gmail.com> wrote:
2017-10-03 15:22 GMT+02:00 Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito@gmail.com>:
On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Denis Kudriashov <dionisiydk@gmail.com> wrote:
2017-10-03 13:54 GMT+02:00 Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito@gmail.com>:
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 <dionisiydk@gmail.com
wrote:
Ok. No objections yet. I will prepare pull requests
2017-10-03 12:04 GMT+02:00 Guillermo Polito <guillermopolito@gmail.com
:
Yes yes yes
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Stephane Ducasse < stepharo.self@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi denis
I like it!.
Stef
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Denis Kudriashov < dionisiydk@gmail.com> 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
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CRIStAL - UMR 9189
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*Phone: *+33 06 52 70 66 13 <+33%206%2052%2070%2066%2013>
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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