[Box Backup-dev] Thinking of the future...

[Ben Summers]

Probably a bit premature, but I have the following code in my own  
repository which *could* be contributed, and might be useful to  
others. All in the Box house style.


* Database interface

Combination of autogenerated code and standard C++ style code which  
allows easy, type-safe and fully named access to databases. Includes  
drivers for MySQL, Postgresql (text and binary mode) and Sqlite, with  
a system for abstracting out the differences in SQL syntax. Two lines  
of code to run a query and get the results.


* Web application framework

This is a bit of a "version one learning experience", but it's a load  
of perl which writes C++ which complies into a standalone HTTP  
server. Basically, it writes all the boring boilerplate code for  
forms, internationalisation, and data binding to database queries.  
Could be used for writing a nice cross-platform UI for bbackupd/ 
bbackupquery. Not perfect, but usable, if a bit weird to get into.

As a side effect, there's a nice library for writing your own HTTP  
server and handling form data, perhaps useful as the basis of an  
inter-process comms thingy.


* SMTP client

Class for easily sending email via STMP servers, and validating  
emails addresses (including looking up the RHS in DNS). Might be  
handy for sending notifications direct, instead of via the dodgy perl  
script.


Anyone interested?

I hope the developers have noticed that Box Backup is mostly a  
generic framework for writing UNIX daemons and clients really quickly  
and easily.

Ben