Re: [RFC PATCHv2] autopair: add autopair plugin

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Marcel Holtmann [off-list ref] wro=
te:

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+<!--
+ =A0The autopair plugin will match devices, following the order of the =

XML

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+ =A0file [1], on any combination of type, OUI, or name.
+
+ =A0[1]: So specific devices should be at the top, and generic ones at =

the bottom,

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+ =A0so settings for specific devices are overridden as expected.
+-->
+
+<!DOCTYPE devices [
+ =A0 =A0 <!ELEMENT devices (device)+>
+ =A0 =A0 <!ELEMENT device EMPTY>
+ =A0 =A0 <!ATTLIST device type (any|mouse|tablet|keyboard|headset|headp=

hones|audio|printer|network) "any">

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+ =A0 =A0 <!ATTLIST device oui CDATA #IMPLIED>
+ =A0 =A0 <!ATTLIST device name CDATA #IMPLIED>
+ =A0 =A0 <!ATTLIST device pin CDATA #REQUIRED>
+]>

I think we need to have a discussion on this database format first. I
honestly do not like it at all. It does matching and result handling in
a single XML element. That seems like a bad idea.

And in addition making pin attribute required and then trying to disable
PIN with "NULL" magic is something that I rather not have.

I am also wondering why this has to be XML and not simple key-value INI
style files.

I tend to agree ;-)

The reason it couldn't be pure INI-style (at least, parseable by glib)
though is because you then need unique group names for each match,
which is equally urgh to write.

Scott
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Have you ever, ever felt like this?
Had strange things happen? =A0Are you going round the twist?