Re: gnome-db components

[Vivien Malerba <malerba gears linuxave net>]

On Mon, Oct 09, 2000 at 08:45:20PM -0100, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> I think a rewrite must be done for some parts of gnome-db (not libgda)
> to make it a much more better GNOME app.
> 
> What I've thought, after looking at how evolution and nautilus (the 2
> GNOME 2.0 killer apps) are done, is:
> 
> * convert the frontend to be just a shell for gnome-db components. It
> will load its interface by querying oaf about components implementing
> the IDL:BonoboControl/GnomeDBShellControl:1.0" interface.
> * convert gnomedb-manager to be a GnomeDBShellControl component
> * put all current functionality (db designer, connection manager, log
> viewer, etc) into GnomeDBShellControl components
> 
> Thus, we'll have a componentized architecture, which can be easily
> adapted/extended by adding/removing these components. Later on, a
> component for a GNUe frontend, for example, could be added, to allow the
> execution of business objects, or a form designer, etc.
> 
> This simple frontend also could be used by people for creating their own
> gnome-db apps, by just implementing the GnomeDBShellComponent interface.
> Another wrapper lib could be added to allow development of these
> components.
> 
> what do you think?
> 

I agree with you, I was thinking the same thing about using that in
gASQL!

Cheers,

Vivien