[brailleblaster] Re: Are properties file enough?
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:31:46 -0500
Thanks. This is basically what I was thinking, but in more detail.
John
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 01:10:49PM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
> Properties are simply key/value pairs, if these are sufficient then a
> properties file is enough. If you need more (eg. in settings if you want
> a single config file with multiple sections then properties files will
> not be enough for settings).
>
> Having said the above, simple key/value pairs can be fairly powerful if
> used correct. Rather than having a single config file with multiple
> sections, you can have multiple sections by having multiple properties
> files for settings. Multiple files can make it harder for hand editing
> to know where to find a particular setting, but BrailleBlaster is not
> that sort of application, I would imagine all configuration should be
> done through the UI and the user should not be concerned with how
> settings are stored (eg. they would not care if you were using files,
> databases, etc), all they would care about is how that particular method
> of storing would allow them access (eg. databases or files on a server
> may allow users to have settings that follow them about regardless of
> computer they use).
>
> My general thought is, unless there is a reason to go with more
> complicated things stick with the simpler. There may be valid reasons
> for settings. As for languages I thought classes as far as the
> application went were fairly easy to drop in for properties files, so I
> probably would say properties files and then switch to classes as and
> when the need shows.
>
> Remember on languages, properties files are much simpler for people to
> add, classes require compilation and the compiled version would be
> harder to edit if someone needs to.
>
> Michael Whapples
> On 12/04/2012 12:13, John J. Boyer wrote:
> >We have properties files for English and Chinese, which were sent to the
> >list previously. There will eventually be more such files for other
> >languages. I have come to realize that they should be in the directory
> >dist/programData/lang . There will also be a dist/programData/settings
> >directory, which will contain properties files for system and user
> >settings. Will properties files be adequate for locale handling, or
> >should we use ResourceBungle classes? Similarly, will they be adequate
> >for settings or should we use the classes in java.util.prefs ?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >John
> >
>
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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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