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Re: [Qemu-devel] RFC: libyajl for JSON


From: Luiz Capitulino
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] RFC: libyajl for JSON
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 08:46:43 -0500

On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 14:38:38 +0100
Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 03/11/2015 14:19, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> > > The value proposition of replacing our flawed JSON parser isn't in
> > > saving big on maintenance, it's in not having to find and fix its flaws.
> > > 
> > > If the replacement needs a lot of work to fit our needs, the value
> > > proposition becomes negative.
> > > 
> > > A JSON parser shouldn't require much maintenance, as JSON is simple,
> > > doesn't change, and parsing has few system dependencies.
> > 
> > Let me suggest this crazy idea: have you guys considered breaking
> > compatibility?
> 
> Can you explain why that would make sense? :)  (Especially since there
> is another extension---JSON5---that does exactly what we're doing, so it
> probably wasn't that stupid an idea).

Let's be pragmatic. *If* this is the only issue stopping us from
dropping our own parser in favor of something more widely used and
*if* libvirt doesn't make use of the feature, it's something we
should strongly consider.



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