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Subject: Fwd: re[3]: [cgmo-webcgm] getWebCGMViewerVersion
This is a forwarded message From: Don Larson <dlarson@cgmlarson.com> To: Benoit Bezaire <benoit@itedo.com> Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005, 9:55:54 AM Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] getWebCGMViewerVersion ===8<==============Original message text=============== Benoit, I prefer A. Regards, Don. Larson CGM Software. 713-977-4177x102 > Taking into account the feedback from Stuart (should return a string > instead of number)... I now think we should concatenate the two calls > into one, returning a single string. Why have two calls returning > individual strings? Any way, I've updated proposal B, why not just > vote on it so that we can move on to other issues: > Proposal A: > string getWebCGMViewerVersion() > returns a string identifying the User Agent being used (ex: Lofton's > viewer v3.2.2) > Proposal B: > string getAppName() > returns the application name (ex: Lofton's viewer). > string getAppVersion() > returns the application version number (ex: 3.2.2) > Benoit: votes for A. > Stuart: votes for B. > Others: ? > -- > Benoit mailto:benoit@itedo.com > > Monday, May 16, 2005, 6:25:02 PM, Stuart wrote: > GSA> I would lean slightly to option B because I feel that an application > GSA> may be more concerned with the viewer name than the version. My > GSA> only concern is do we want to restrict the version to a "number". > GSA> It is important to be able to be able to sort the versions. But > GSA> what about minor version rolls 3.2 .vs. 3.2.2? > GSA> -- > GSA> Stuart Galt > GSA> SGML Resource Group > GSA> stuart.a.galt@boeing.com > GSA> (206) 544-9925 > GSA> -----Original Message----- > GSA> From: Benoit Bezaire [mailto:benoit@itedo.com] > GSA> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:09 PM > GSA> To: cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org > GSA> Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] getWebCGMViewerVersion > GSA> I took an action at the last telecon for making a proposal on defining > a > GSA> method for identifying the current plugin. So here it is... I think we > GSA> have two options, 1 method or 2 methods: > GSA> Proposal A: > GSA> string getWebCGMViewerVersion() > GSA> returns a string identifying the User Agent being used (ex: Lofton's > GSA> viewer; 1.0) > GSA> pros: one call. > GSA> cons: no real control on string content. > GSA> Proposal B: > GSA> string getAppName() > GSA> returns the application name (ex: Lofton's viewer). > GSA> number getAppVersion() > GSA> returns the application version number (ex: 1.0) > GSA> pros: spec is clear on expected return values. > GSA> cons: two calls instead of one. > GSA> Thoughts? ===8<===========End of original message text=========== -- Best regards, Benoit mailto:benoit@itedo.com
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