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Subject: Re: [geda-user] A fileformat library
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From: John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com>
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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 18:38:46 -0700
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On Jan 2, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via =
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> Personally I find formats like this:
>=20
>   device=3DRESISTOR
>   T 44400 49300 5 10 1 1 90 0 1
>=20
> substantially less readable than ones with field names, but they are =
indeed easy to parse.

Personally, I rarely edit these things manually except for the text =
fields, which are not difficult to find. The fact that they=92re easy to =
parse is handy for automation.

>   The pcb format is quite a bit more elaborate and the savings from =
not rolling your own parser are more significant.
>=20
> I think you're criteria for what should go in libgeda are spot-on btw. =
 Nor do I have any problem with a C interface calling python or gschem =
or for that matter C++.  I do think providing a clean C interface to =
libgeda gets by far the best return on investment, since it's so widely =
known and with a little care wrappers can then be provided almost =
automatically for a wide variety of languages (via SWIG or some other =
similar mechanism -- or maybe Xorn facilitates this, I'm a little =
unclear).

I don=92t find deconstructing C data structures particularly easier than =
parsing the format above. Just another layer I have to penetrate to get =
to the data. I do significant processing with simple things like sed, =
which don=92t handle binary data.

Wrappers CAN be provided, but will they? FFI programming is not the =
easiest thing. I hear  complaints about the need for developers to =
maintain code. It seems to me that one way to address these concerns is =
to avoid and eliminate unnecessary code.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com



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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
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after-white-space;"><br><div><div>On Jan 2, 2016, at 6:07 PM, Britton =
Kerin (<a =
href=3D"mailto:britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com">britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com</a>) =
[via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;=
 wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
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start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;">Personally I find formats like this:<br><br>&nbsp; =
device=3DRESISTOR<br>&nbsp; T 44400 49300 5 10 1 1 90 0 =
1<br><br>substantially less readable than ones with field names, but =
they are indeed easy to =
parse.</div></blockquote><div><br></div>Personally, I rarely edit these =
things manually except for the text fields, which are not difficult to =
find. The fact that they=92re easy to parse is handy for =
automation.</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">&nbsp; The pcb format is quite a =
bit more elaborate and the savings from not rolling your own parser are =
more significant.<br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">I =
think you're criteria for what should go in libgeda are spot-on =
btw.&nbsp; Nor do I have any problem with a C interface calling python =
or gschem or for that matter C++.&nbsp; I do think providing a clean C =
interface to libgeda gets by far the best return on investment, since =
it's so widely known and with a little care wrappers can then be =
provided almost automatically for a wide variety of languages (via SWIG =
or some other similar mechanism -- or maybe Xorn facilitates this, I'm a =
little unclear).</div></blockquote><br></div><div>I don=92t find =
deconstructing C data structures particularly easier than parsing the =
format above. Just another layer I have to penetrate to get to the data. =
I do significant processing with simple things like sed, which don=92t =
handle binary data.</div><div><br></div><div>Wrappers CAN be provided, =
but will they? FFI programming is not the easiest thing. I hear =
&nbsp;complaints about the need for developers to maintain code. It =
seems to me that one way to address these concerns is to avoid and =
eliminate unnecessary code.</div><br><div apple-content-edited=3D"true">
<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; =
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Doty<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp;<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-tab">&nbsp; &nbsp;<span =
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Aerospace, Ltd.</font></p><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px =
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