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List:       pear-dev
Subject:    [PEAR-DEV] Re: File_CSV as standalone package?
From:       "Richard Heyes" <richard () phpguru ! org>
Date:       2003-08-30 17:20:13
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Marshall Roch <marshall@exclupen.com> wrote:

> I posted this to pear-dev, but wanted to make sure you saw it.  Let me 
> (and the list) know.

I have no problem with this at all, though like Tomas, I don't have the time
currently.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: File_CSV as standalone package?
> Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 01:46:07 -0400
> From: Marshall Roch <pear-dev@exclupen.com>
> To: pear-dev <pear-dev@lists.php.net>
> 
> Currently, the File package contains support for CSV parsing.  I'd like
> to see this moved to its own package, because it really doesn't look
> like it belongs there:
> 
> 1) File_CSV doesn't sound like it fits with File's description: "File
> provides an easy interface to PHP's builtin file and directory
> functions, plus some functions to deal with paths."
> 
> 2) File is in the File System category, while File_CSV should be in File
> Formats.
> 
> 3) The only way you'd know it's there is if you happened to stumble
> across it in CVS or caught the very short mention of it in the package
> description.
> 
> It looks like File_CSV as a separate class would need to depend on File,
>   so this would be more of an organizational change than a code
> improvement/fix.
> 
> What do you think?

Cheers.
-- 
Richard Heyes
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