Re: [Tracker] Tomboy note extractor

[Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>]

Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
> 2006/11/16, Jamie McCracken <jamiemcc blueyonder co uk 
> <mailto:jamiemcc blueyonder co uk>>:
>
>     Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen wrote:
>      > I created a small tomboy note extractor (attached)... It should
>     run on
>      > any system with a Python installation - I think the XML parser I
>     use is
>      > bundled with Python.
>
>
>     hmm would prefer it internal to tracker in C to be honest. The external
>     metadata extractors are driven by mime type so it would be tricky/hacky
>     to do them via that mechanism (this is the same as our email stuff -
>     its
>     all internal)
>
>     It should be real easy to do this in C if anyone's willing
>
>
> I could do that - I digged around the extraction code and it seemed 
> fairly intuitive. Should I use libxml or just plain hardcoded grep-like 
> hacks (or libXYZ)?

use the glib xml parser (see abiword extractor)?

> I think I just misunderstood, when I read somewhere that Tracker could 
> use extractors written in any language since they are just g_spawn_async'ed?

it would be possible but extractors are mainly for mime types - I could 
make a fake notes/tomboy mime I suppose if we were desperate



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