Re: Logger for libgda

[David Marín Carreño <davefx bigfoot com>]

On 27 Nov 2000, Rodrigo Moya wrote:

> > 
> > Hello.
> > 
> Hi David,
> 
> > What do you think about all this?
>
> the GDA architecture right now allows to put this logger both in the client
> and server part. Right now we've got a startLogging method in the IDLs
> but that starts the provider's specific log stuff (that is, ODBC logs,
> postgres libs). So, where do you want it?
>

If you put it in the server, the database will be more secure: nobody
could access to the database without logging (only if you can set the
logger to be activated forever).

If you put the logger in the client-side, an evil hacker could program a
modified client, and access the database server without logging.

> What I don't understand is the undo stuff. Isn't it better to use
> transactions? Of course, some GDA providers don't support them, but I think
> the best thing to do about this is to implement a transaction simulation
> for those providers.

Transactions only give one-level of undoing. With the logger, you get a
lot of undo levels...

> 
> cheers
> 

cheers 

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