[WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes

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2016


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = 523 While most database record changes (append/replace) are pretty simple, = some of them can get pretty complex, and the code gets ugly fast.=20 this is actual code I wrote this morning: [append db=3D^data/dbstats.db&autonumber=3Did][!] = [/!]dbpath=3D[$path]&dbname=3D[$name]&firstseen=3D[$timestamp]&lastseen=3D= [$timestamp]&opencount=3D1&changecount=3D0[!] = [/!]&Fcv=3D[$fields]&Fpv=3D&Fdh=3D[$fields]&Fdhts=3D[$timestamp]&Fdl=3D[$f= ields]&Fdlts=3D[$timestamp]&Fmh=3D[$fields]&Fmhts=3D[$timestamp][!] = [/!]&Rcv=3D[$records]&Rpv=3D&Rdh=3D[$records]&Rdhts=3D[$timestamp]&Rdl=3D[= $records]&Rdlts=3D[$timestamp]&Rmh=3D[$records]&Rmhts=3D[$timestamp][!] = [/!]&Mcv=3D[$memory]&Fpv=3D&Mdh=3D[$memory]&Mdhts=3D[$timestamp]&Mdl=3D[$m= emory]&Mdlts=3D[$timestamp]&Mmh=3D[$memory]&Mmhts=3D[$timestamp]][!] = [/!]&Dcv=3D[$filesize]&Dpv=3D&Ddh=3D[$filesize]&Ddhts=3D[$timestamp]&Ddl=3D= [$filesize]&Ddlts=3D[$timestamp]&Dmh=3D[$filesize]&Dmhts=3D[$timestamp][!]= [/!][/append] all the comment tags look horrible and are onerous to type and = occasionally get messed up, which adds time to debug.=20 What if we had an ignorewhitespace=3DT modifier for append and replace = functions?=20 [append db=3D^data/dbstats.db&autonumber=3Did&ignorewhitespace=3DT] dbpath=3D[$path] &dbname=3D[$name] &firstseen=3D[$timestamp] &lastseen=3D[$timestamp] &opencount=3D1 &changecount=3D0 =E2=80=A6 etc ... [/append] Heck, even the ampersands seem superfluous at that point, but I don=E2=80=99= t want to upset the purists. :P=20 If one desires to store away line feeds, they could just [url] the value = being stored (which should done anyway) and problem solved. Brian B. Burton --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Stuart Tremain 2016)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Patrick McCormick 2016)
  3. Was: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes - Now: WebDNA Data Model (dbrooke@euca.us 2016)
  4. [BULK] Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Alex McCombie 2016)
  5. Was: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes - Now: WebDNA Data Model (dbrooke@euca.us 2016)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2016)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Stuart Tremain 2016)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Brian Burton 2016)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Kenneth Grome 2016)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2016)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Brian Burton 2016)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (dbrooke@euca.us 2016)
  13. [WebDNA] Wishlist: ignore whitespace in database changes (Brian Burton 2016)
523 While most database record changes (append/replace) are pretty simple, = some of them can get pretty complex, and the code gets ugly fast.=20 this is actual code I wrote this morning: [append db=3D^data/dbstats.db&autonumber=3Did][!] = [/!]dbpath=3D[$path]&dbname=3D[$name]&firstseen=3D[$timestamp]&lastseen=3D= [$timestamp]&opencount=3D1&changecount=3D0[!] = [/!]&Fcv=3D[$fields]&Fpv=3D&Fdh=3D[$fields]&Fdhts=3D[$timestamp]&Fdl=3D[$f= ields]&Fdlts=3D[$timestamp]&Fmh=3D[$fields]&Fmhts=3D[$timestamp][!] = [/!]&Rcv=3D[$records]&Rpv=3D&Rdh=3D[$records]&Rdhts=3D[$timestamp]&Rdl=3D[= $records]&Rdlts=3D[$timestamp]&Rmh=3D[$records]&Rmhts=3D[$timestamp][!] = [/!]&Mcv=3D[$memory]&Fpv=3D&Mdh=3D[$memory]&Mdhts=3D[$timestamp]&Mdl=3D[$m= emory]&Mdlts=3D[$timestamp]&Mmh=3D[$memory]&Mmhts=3D[$timestamp]][!] = [/!]&Dcv=3D[$filesize]&Dpv=3D&Ddh=3D[$filesize]&Ddhts=3D[$timestamp]&Ddl=3D= [$filesize]&Ddlts=3D[$timestamp]&Dmh=3D[$filesize]&Dmhts=3D[$timestamp][!]= [/!][/append] all the comment tags look horrible and are onerous to type and = occasionally get messed up, which adds time to debug.=20 What if we had an ignorewhitespace=3DT modifier for append and replace = functions?=20 [append db=3D^data/dbstats.db&autonumber=3Did&ignorewhitespace=3DT] dbpath=3D[$path] &dbname=3D[$name] &firstseen=3D[$timestamp] &lastseen=3D[$timestamp] &opencount=3D1 &changecount=3D0 =E2=80=A6 etc ... [/append] Heck, even the ampersands seem superfluous at that point, but I don=E2=80=99= t want to upset the purists. :P=20 If one desires to store away line feeds, they could just [url] the value = being stored (which should done anyway) and problem solved. Brian B. Burton --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . Brian Burton

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