[brailleblaster] Re: utdml2brl.temp

  • From: Alex Jurgensen <asquared21@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:46:36 -0700

Hi John,

My translation system consists of aprox 100 Thousand concurrent translations 
over a small cluster of machines. Do you have any advice for how I should 
implement the LibLouisUTDML interface in Java?

Regards,
Alex,




Alex Jurgensen,
Community Coordinator,
The Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired,

Explore Camp Bowen online at: http://www.campbowen.ca/

Phone: 778-908-0521
E-mail: ASquared21@xxxxxxxxx




On 2012-05-13, at 6:37 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:

> Hi Alex,
> 
> If you are using Java it would be best to use a synchronized block. If a 
> translation is started while another is in progress they will interfere 
> with each other, even if you use a method that does not generate 
> file2brl.temp. Each translation takes only a few seconds, so your users 
> should not notice much delay.
> 
> John
> 
> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 06:13:50PM -0700, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>> Hi John,
>> 
>> To add to my previous question, I was wondering if such a feature could work 
>> as follows:
>> 
>> /usr/bin/file2brl --tempfile /tmp/myfile.temp /home/Alex/myfile.xml 
>> /home/Alex/myfile.brl
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Alex,
>> 
>> 
>> Alex Jurgensen,
>> Community Coordinator,
>> The Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired,
>> 
>> Explore Camp Bowen online at: http://www.campbowen.ca/
>> 
>> Phone: 778-908-0521
>> E-mail: ASquared21@xxxxxxxxx
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 2012-05-12, at 5:23 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Alex,
>>> 
>>> I assume you are referring to file2brl.temp This file is overwritten 
>>> each time the file2brl command-line program or the file2brl method in 
>>> the Java bindings is run. It is not intended for any permanent use, but 
>>> may be useful for debuging. What are your reasons for wanting a file 
>>> name that reflects the source file?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> John
>>> 
>>> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 01:06:56PM -0700, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>>>> Hi John,
>>>> 
>>>> Is it possible to have LibLouisUTDML create a temporary file that is not 
>>>> named utdml2brl.temp, but rather, uses the name of the source document one 
>>>> is translating? For example, "file1.temp" or "file2.temp"
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Alex,
>>>> 
>>>> Alex Jurgensen,
>>>> Software Engineer,
>>>> ASInnovations,
>>>> 
>>>> "We might be blind, but we have a vision."
>>>> 
>>>> Phone: 778-908-0521
>>>> E-mail: VoiceOverTrainer@xxxxxx
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
>>> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
>>> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
>>> Madison, Wisconsin USA
>>> Developing software for people with disabilities
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
> Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
> 
> 

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