Ideally, the one in datatype/tools/xmlreader should be
able to read the output of datatype/tools/xmlwriter.
If this file format plugin doesn't do that (or isn't
intended to do that), then I'm OK with putting it
in server/. In fact, I guess that would be preferable.

Eric 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Go Hori [mailto:ghori at real.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 6:42 PM
> To: ehyche at real.com
> Cc: 'Jamie Gordon'; 'atin'; 'datatype-dev'; 'helix-server-dev'
> Subject: Re: [Helix-server-dev] Re: [datatype-dev] CR: test 
> file format plugin
> 
> Why don't we commit it in both places?  One in datatype that can be 
> used/merged with the other one potentially, and one in a 
> server that can 
> be used to facilitate server testing.
> 
> 
> Eric Hyche wrote:
> 
> >I kind of like datatype/tools/xmlreader as Milko suggested.
> >
> >Just my $.02.
> >
> >Eric 
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: datatype-dev-bounces at helixcommunity.org 
> >>[mailto:datatype-dev-bounces at helixcommunity.org] On Behalf Of 
> >>Jamie Gordon
> >>Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 6:27 PM
> >>To: atin
> >>Cc: datatype-dev; helix-server-dev
> >>Subject: Re: [Helix-server-dev] Re: [datatype-dev] CR: test 
> >>file format plugin
> >>
> >>I'm not sure I agree with server/samples, since it's a test tool,
> >>not a sample plugin. If in the server tree, I would propose to put
> >>it in server/tools (server/tools/xmlreader). Or else 
> server/datatype.
> >>
> >>I'm pretty ambivalent about whether it should live in datatype or
> >>server.
> >>
> >>Jamie
> >>
> >>atin wrote:
> >>    
> >>
> >>>i meant server/samples not server/examples (does not exist). 
> >>>
> >>>On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, atin wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:07:21 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>>From: atin <atin at real.com>
> >>>>To: Milko Boic <milko at real.com>
> >>>>Cc: Jamie Gordon <jgordon at real.com>,
> >>>>    datatype-dev <datatype-dev at lists.helixcommunity.org>,
> >>>>    helix-server-dev <helix-server-dev at lists.helixcommunity.org>
> >>>>Subject: Re: [Helix-server-dev] Re: [datatype-dev] CR: test 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>file format
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>   plugin
> >>>>
> >>>>i would like this fileformat to b under server/examples 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>where the other
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>example file formats reside, because we have some server 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>specific work that
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>needs to b done in this ff, so having it under 
> datatype/tools is not
> >>>>appropriate. 
> >>>>
> >>>>i agree tho that if possible we can merge the two formats.
> >>>>
> >>>>On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Milko Boic wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:12:49 -0700
> >>>>>From: Milko Boic <milko at real.com>
> >>>>>To: Jamie Gordon <jgordon at real.com>,
> >>>>>    datatype-dev <datatype-dev at lists.helixcommunity.org>,
> >>>>>    helix-server-dev <helix-server-dev at lists.helixcommunity.org>
> >>>>>Subject: [Helix-server-dev] Re: [datatype-dev] CR: test 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>file format plugin
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>Jamie,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>We already have datatype/tools/xmlwriter that does the 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>inverse of below 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>(even though probably not in exactly the same dialect of XML.
> >>>>>Nevertheless, it would be probably easy to bring those two 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>to the common 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>format.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I would suggest placing this to datatype/tools/xmlreader.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>Milko
> >>>>>
> >>>>>At 10:18 AM 10/20/2005, Jamie Gordon wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Synopsis
> >>>>>>========
> >>>>>>Adds a test file format plugin for testing of server or 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>client core.
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>Branches: HEAD
> >>>>>>Suggested Reviewer: anyone
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Description
> >>>>>>===========
> >>>>>>I wrote this over a year ago in order to test some stuff 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>I was working
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>on. It was not checked in at the time, I believe 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>forgotten due to an
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>inability to agree on a location and a lack of time. This 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>should not
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>require a full review, it just needs to be checked in now 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>so others can
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>add to it and use it for their testing purposes.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>This file format plugin reads an xml file. The file 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>describes the file
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>and stream headers and returns them in response to 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>GetFileHeader and
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>GetStreamHeader. It does not currently implement 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>GetPacket, but the XML
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>file format should be easily expandable to describe 
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>packet size range,
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>>frequency, etc. per stream in order to generate fake packets.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>I'd like to check this in to
> >>>>>>datatype/tools/coretester/fileformat or
> >>>>>>server/tools/testfformat
> >>>>>>or something better if anyone has a suggestion
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Files Affected
> >>>>>>==============
> >>>>>>datatype/tools/coretest/fileformat/* [new]
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Testing Performed
> >>>>>>=================
> >>>>>>Unit Tests:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Integration Tests:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Leak Tests:
> >>>>>>None
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Performance Tests:
> >>>>>>None
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Platforms Tested: win32-i386-vc7
> >>>>>>Build verified: win32-i386-vc7
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>QA Hints
> >>>>>>===============
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>n/a
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
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