Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 09:56:40 +0200 From: Pietro Cerutti <gahr@FreeBSD.org> To: Stephen Hurd <shurd@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Jordan Hubbard <jkh@mail.turbofuzz.com>, arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XML Output: libxo - provide single API to output TXT, XML, JSON and HTML Message-ID: <20140729075640.GB76693@ptrcrt.ch> In-Reply-To: <53D73796.9060102@FreeBSD.org> References: <20140725044921.9F0D3580A2@chaos.jnpr.net> <CAETOPp13H7kyLy-1VJRDOsDbOh8A1MWZDxw1xHUBsxTRtMfc7g@mail.gmail.com> <20140728054217.AC1A0580A2@chaos.jnpr.net> <20140728055336.GJ50802@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <CAETOPp3hJB8Gj%2BPMj3N951krnNqCYiAOY-cPHxMCBy1CQXWJaQ@mail.gmail.com> <A1E63A7A-BB38-4CC3-B5EC-B251BE990572@mail.turbofuzz.com> <53D73796.9060102@FreeBSD.org>
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--RASg3xLB4tUQ4RcS Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2014-Jul-28, 22:56, Stephen Hurd wrote: > Jordan Hubbard wrote: > > Is there some reason JSON is not sufficient? I think that=E2=80=99s a = better question to ask, since the conversation otherwise quickly tends to s= ound a little like =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ll accept any single unified format a= s long as it=E2=80=99s the specific one I like!=E2=80=9D :) I think the g= reater good argument would suggest just picking one that=E2=80=99s expressi= ve enough (roll a pair of dice), put on your bikeshed-proof sunglasses, and= proceed. >=20 > The biggest problem I tend to have with JSON is that there is no comment > format. I rarely update a configuration without adding a comment > regarding it, and since JSON doesn't have comments, it's simply a > non-starter for most of my usage. The whole "just a key that you know > isn't real" hack is terrible. There's an interesting post about whether this really is a problem: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/json/conversations/topics/156 I'm not saying it isn't, just that there are reasons why comments are not part of JSON. --=20 Pietro Cerutti The FreeBSD Project gahr@FreeBSD.org PGP Public Key: http://gahr.ch/pgp --RASg3xLB4tUQ4RcS Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQJ8BAEBCgBmBQJT11O3XxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXREQTZERTEwNkE1Qjg1NEI4NUREODZENDlB REQwRDM4RUExOTIwODlFAAoJEK3Q046hkgiectgP/jThW8PocDricR4t8lEDonyD PN8bNukxBSOLIaZMKRDlsomDWb2RCkgyKIotnpgBLzvAZeJolh8qz+scw3ZbSPuG vp95ly52HusOLOomFZELkfgQkS0w+wCoU4ztUwoxj92vagumjkR/PK+BEgUo44nF lZ27uonJGcv9SHQcpDjV2silZdd02PZFX49HqagSO1lJfeUCUrien2fu2AiO+XLP Xc2ovRSIzJRhJmWdX7KRB5CrqZBEdSoj6oRGlXrmBJpXGqCzYnoX6HQfBMmnEe+7 6YsAh4SI8RiWYGhnzi5q8tL/r5AzAuUZ3kr6df7N49EtVthJZtoDeG72VK0JHoN3 OW+D8rgNCG+Kc6XuJs1S0xIoRUoasDEdx1FvPP9UebO7lej02v+1AtaKTZLMr4Qv ybVkQvo8YuuLHAnoKxJ4qFoCz2tf2okIOCgSUsVNEIl9+oe1wGn+gThj4T02uYiL p+Z5ojCDzEssH+6wWONKSZYLyWlPxfrqCXtTSBrswRk32Z5kYv8lR/mJ0RMXpTRN Le+TdARqv7TYaONFEZkG745NG/P/BMZ1hAjqmZAMaMcRNXTw0aQ9nBXd/TXbcV1t Jfqd5WUl4hCiGlbEZBpLPIt91s+zFy3LZMhscwrdm4nvylCkQDd7iycswjO5ZAWN bg6cYbqLYBm7iT3njnC7 =PFlL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --RASg3xLB4tUQ4RcS--
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