- From: Kis, Zoltan <zoltan.kis@intel.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:41:14 +0300
- To: Mounir Lamouri <mounir@lamouri.fr>
- Cc: "public-sysapps@w3.org" <public-sysapps@w3.org>
Hello, On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Kis, Zoltan <zoltan.kis@intel.com> wrote: > Hi Mounir, > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 9:34 PM, Mounir Lamouri <mounir@lamouri.fr> wrote: >> You will see an item named "DataStore API". During the last F2F, Mozilla >> expressed concerns about the Messaging and Contacts API exposing data >> that could be updated and wanted a generic way to handle that sort of >> problems. This API is solving this issues as far as Mozilla is >> concerned. I will make sure to send documentation about this API before >> the F2F. > > Yes, there have been discussions about the DataStore API on this > mailing list too [1] (among others), and also on the F2F. > I think the current state of the DataStore API [2] is a good > continuation point and I am interested in this topic. > I also have a DataStore draft, dated from Dec. 2012, which I will > rethink based on the new developments. > > Best regards, > Zoltan > > [1] "Data models and filtering" thread in > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sysapps/2012Nov/thread.html > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-sysapps/2013Jan/thread.html > > [2] > https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/DataStore > https://etherpad.mozilla.org/whatever-you-want On a more detailed comparison, it turned out that the additional features I used in my version of the DataStore API can be added separately on the top (e.g. automatic updates with settable update frequency, filtered "get" operation etc). In conclusion I support the proposed DataStore API (together with the planned additions). It looks to be a good start for the purpose it was designed for. Best regards, Zoltan
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