From kde-core-devel  Thu Dec 02 10:49:28 1999
From: weis <weis () stud ! uni-frankfurt ! de>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 10:49:28 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: RE: services
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=94413181216197

Hi,

On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, David Faure wrote:

> > Hi!
> > 
> > I'm trying to write my share for kde2arch and
> > I wonder about the difference between "services"
> > and "servicetypes" (btw, the s is very inconsistent)
> > myself.
> > 
> > Can someone please put some more descriptive texts
> > into kstddirs.h than "services" and "service types"?
> 
> (If not already done)
> kio/design.h contains a description of what services and servicetypes are.

If someone is interested in the more scientific stuff:
Look for all papers about traders. That is the area where
these words are used frequently.

In short:
A service type is like a class.
While a service is a specific implementation of that class.

The servicetype for example demands certain APIs and features.
And every service that implements this servicetype must feature
these APIs etc.

Bye
Torben

> --
> David Faure
> faure@kde.org - KDE developer
> david@mandrakesoft.com - Mandrake
> david.faure@cramersystems.com - Cramer Systems
> 
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