[GNUe-dev] [Fwd: [RFE] new procedure method]

[Malek Hadj-Ali]

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> From: Malek Hadj-Ali <address@hidden>
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> Subject: [RFE] new procedure method
> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:08:37 +0100
> 
> i don't know if the following if possible but that would be handy to
> have.
> 
> in procedure calls we have abort(message) which raise an error.
> 
> i think it would be useful if we have other means to send message which
> would not be errors.
> Something like: info(message), the difference being it would not raise
> an error in python. Maybe create an xmlrpclib.Fault with a special code
> or... i don't know.
> 
> another useful thing would be a confirm method, bool = confirm(message),
> which could be used to ask users for a boolean answer (Yes/No). I don't
> know if this one is even possible, cause it'd have to stop the execution
> of a procedure and then resume when the client answer (maybe use a
> separate thread...).
> 
on second thoughts this one seems to be a bad idea (procedures waiting
for ever for an answer)
bah, the first one still seems to hold

> any thougths?
> 
> lekma