[Yanel-dev] direct file access

[Guillaume Déflache]

Michael Wechner schrieb:
> simon litwan schrieb:
>> simon litwan schrieb:
>>> Michael Wechner schrieb:
>>>> simon litwan schrieb:
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> no way via the API. But you could do a cast on a specific file 
>>>>>> based implementation
>>>>> even if i cast to VFSNode there is nothing to access the file.
>>>>>
>>>> adding such a VFSNode specific method could be discussed of course ;-)
>>> i think it would make sense.
>> should i provide a patch. with something like
>>
>> public File getFile() {
> 
> my guts feeling tells me that introducing such a method is a bad thing, 
> mainly because
> one breaks the exchangebility of the data repo implementation. It 
> doesn't hurt the API or anything like that, but
> it somehow encourages "bad behaviour". WDOT?

I think it's not so bad as breaking it would be intentional by adding a 
cast, and that alone makes it explicit and greppable. Also doing this is 
not encouraging anything as you have to put a little extra effort 
(granted only a few more characters) to do it, which is IMHO better than 
having to give up using Yanel altogether! ;)


> As said I would rather first talk to the xuggle guys, especially since 
> they really seem to be into Open Source.

Sure, it would be nicer.