[chiPHPug-discuss] [ANNOUNCE] Andromeda adopts YAML for database spec files

[Kenneth D. <ke...@se...>]

The latest version of Andromeda now makes use of the YAML format for our 
database specification files, replacing a home-grown solution used in 
the past.

Andromeda is a database application framework written in PHP.  The 
database specification file is the heart of an Andromeda application, as 
it contains a complete description not just of table structures, but of 
security, constraints, and automations.

Adopting YAML gives us the advantage of using a format that people are 
already familiar with (and growing more so), plus the advantage of using 
a freely-available parser, and of course not having to maintain our own 
parser any more.  Further, I was able to increase the level of 
error-checking and trapping when processing the database spec file.

The tutorials and Introduction on the website have been updated to 
reflect the new format.

http://www.andromeda-project.org

-- 
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
www.secdat.com    www.andromeda-project.org
631-689-7200   Fax: 631-689-0527
cell: 631-379-0010