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Date: | 2004-04-29 (15:35) |
From: | John Goerzen <jgoerzen@c...> |
Subject: | Re: [Caml-list] Re: Common IO structure |
On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 04:10:46PM +0100, Benjamin Geer wrote: > This is why I'm pleading for a layered API, so that character encoding, > buffering, compression, encryption, and any other optional processing But you do not need a Java-esque API to do that. All you need is a standardized File object. You could instantiate one of these by opening a file. Or perhaps by passing an existing object to the initializer for a gzip decompressor or a Unicode processor. ExtLib in CVS has one approach to this. I'd prefer to use OCaml's object system myself. Perhaps I'll write up a proof-of-concept for missinglib... -- John ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners