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List:       kde-edu-devel
Subject:    Re: Replacing file-system by database in KStars
From:       Alexander Wolf <alex.v.wolf () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-01-28 3:39:03
Message-ID: CAMbJEmV8wKNvW1JnWdOux4mxN41pxkuW6b73S6079KQrqaYTLA () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hi!

2014-01-28 Vijay Dhameliya <vijay.atwork13@gmail.com>

> Currently when KStars is launched, it reads data corresponding to
> different Skyobject from respective file in loaddata() methods. And I have
> tracked out all the classes where we are loading data by reading file.
>
> I researched bit on the topic and I found that loading data from database
> is always much better option then doing same from file.
>
> If we replace file system with QSql following are the Pros:
>
> 1) We will not have to ship so many files with Kstars
> 2) Loading from database is quicker than doing same from file
> 3) Code for load methods will be reduced in size
>
> Cons:
> 1) I will have to move all data from files into database by temporary
> methods
>
> So I am planning to start coding to replace file system by database on my
> local branch.
>
> Can you please give your views and suggestion regarding the same ? I am
> sure that It will be very helpful to me. :)
>

What about localization support for strings (like names of DSO) from those
files?

--
With best regards, Alexander

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<div dir="ltr">Hi!<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">2014-01-28 Vijay Dhameliya <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a \
href="mailto:vijay.atwork13@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">vijay.atwork13@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span><br> <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Currently when KStars is launched, it reads \
data corresponding to different Skyobject from respective file in loaddata() methods. \
And I have tracked out all the classes where we are loading data by reading file. \
<div><br></div><div>I researched bit on the topic and I found that loading data from \
database is always much better option then doing same from file. \
</div><div><br></div><div>If we replace file system with QSql following are the \
Pros:</div>

<div><br></div><div>1) We will not have to ship so many files with \
Kstars</div><div>2) Loading from database is quicker than doing same from \
file</div><div>3) Code for load methods will be reduced in size</div><div><br></div>

<div>Cons:</div><div>1) I will have to move all data from files into database by \
temporary methods </div><div><br></div><div>So I am planning to start coding to \
replace file system by database on my local branch. </div><div>

<br></div><div>Can you please give your views and suggestion regarding the same ? I \
am sure that It will be very helpful to me. \
:)</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What about localization support for \
strings (like names of DSO) from those files?</div> \
<div><br></div><div>--</div><div>With best regards, Alexander \
</div></div></div></div>



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