Re: [Openinteract-dev] editing templates via the browser

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>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Winters <ch...@cw...> writes:

Chris> I'm finally going to fix editing templates in the browser. This has only
Chris> worked if you add your templates to the database, and using the
Chris> filesystem for template storage has been quietly touted since it was
Chris> implemented.

Chris> What I'd like to do is get rid of database storage for templates
Chris> altogether and use the new centralized package template storage in the
Chris> filesystem.

Just remember that when you save a file, you must save it to a unique
temp name in the same directory, then rename it when complete.
Otherwise, an async concurrent process may see a partially written
file.

This is in addition to any locking you want, or you can simply use a
"last writer wins" strategy.

TT got it wrong initially, and some people reported weird errors under
stress (and those are the toughest to fix!).

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