Re: Conf: argue !

Hi

>>>All dev values would go into db. Eventually user prefs would go into db 
>>>using the same schema.
> 
> 
> User prefs are per user. I see here a whole different story:
> 
> Every user has preferences; eg can personalize the website in some extent.
> But users are lazy and user 'anonymous' even doen't care.
> So you do have for every user default settings if their preferences are 
> not set properly.
> I do call that default a conf_value in domain:user.
> That default might be overriden by Class user:: using: 
> myConf->set(path,value).

If you add "language specific defaults" you have a system that is 
conceptually similar to Apple's Cocoa's. This would be a good thing 
since we Cocoa is pretty stable and well planned. Don't be afraid, you 
don't have to know Cocoa. The only thing I want to say is that we would 
have a configuration schema that is well tested and accepted.

This would effectively change the possible levels and the add a "user" 
field to the conf table:

  * levels: factoy defaults, workspace wide defaults, language specific 
workspace wide defaults, user defaults
  * user: A foreign key to the corresponding user table's entries.

However, this makes things even more complicated since users might not 
be allowed to edit all configuration - base url etc. Thus I'd also 
propose to add a "security level" field:

  * security level: A string id that is workspace (i.e. project) 
specific. It must include, however:
   - "immutable" for XML values that simply cannot be changed
   - "system" for settings that change things pretty deep in the 
framework like debug settings.

We should encourage developers to protect these settings by providing 
default "static permissions" "edit conf: immutable" and "edit conf: 
system" and a "roles.Administrator" role that is allowed to edit 
settings with these levels.

>>I like the idea of "core settings cannot be changed on the fly"... And 
>>what about people who do not have a database?
> 
> 
> From previous posts:

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What exactly do you want to discuss about that items?



Manuel