Re: [9fans] web-based plan 9?

[matt <mattmobile@proweb.co.uk>]

 > You used libpq to write such a PGmodule?

No I didn't use libpq, I wrote the client from the protocol spec

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/protocol.html

These are the latest ones online

http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sources/contrib/maht/limbo/module/pg.m
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sources/contrib/maht/limbo/appl/lib/pg.b

though this looks a bit older

http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sources/contrib/maht/limbo/pg/

the web interface is screwy so I gave up checking the differences :)

>
> I'd like to know how do you would map the operations to the filesystem.
>
one directory per queryset row returned (possibly named by the primary
key), one file per column

> Query result in a filesystem hierachy would be a pain... xml would be
> better, since you could transform it quickly.
> BTW, there should be an xmlfs project waiting somewhere...

ah xml, the ultimate 2d grid !


xmlfs is a pain because it has anonymous entries so you need a way of
organising it

<xml>
<a><b>123</b></a>
<a><b>456</b></a>
</xml>

when you do an ls you have to arrange 123 to appear in your listing
before 456

plus

<a><b /></a>
is not the same as
<a>
<b />
</a>