[Config4gnu-developer] Basics of architecture

[Devin J. <dev...@ya...>]

I just want to make sure I understand the basics here:

Transformations:
 Native config files -> in memory Tree of nodes
 Tree -> XML
 XML -> Tree
 Tree -> Native config files

Parsers read native config files and create a Tree of nodes. (Native -> Tree)
Parsers then write out XML file (Tree -> XML)

Config front-end reads XML file (XML -> Tree)
FrontEnd modifies settings.
FrontEnd saves changes (Tree -> XML)

UnParser (ConfWriter) reads XML (XML -> Tree)
UnParser then writes native config file (Tree -> Native)

Providing guidance for the transformations is the Descriptor file which
specifies what parser/ConfWriter is to be used and a set of Properties, types,
descriptions for a given native config file format/type.

Am I right so far?

Devin

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