On 2021-12-03 01:53, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
Hi there.
I like the idea of keeping my personal data files Vim-compatible
and
make good use of VOom, VimWiki, etc - so I am thinking I could
convert
my Watched Netflix videos text file into a recfile which would be
more
convenient for sorting and organising the info etc. However, it
would
be very nice if that recfile could be used as the DB back end of a
little RoR web program so siblings etc could look at my watched
list.
Has anyone already thought of this? - already done some sort of gem
interface?
I have never used ruby, nor Ruby on Rails.
I guess you would need a way to parse recfiles from ruby?
Well Ruby and Rails usually use the Active Record Query Interface:
https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_querying.html
I am not sure where AR came from originally but I found this:
"Active Record will perform queries on the database for you and is
compatible with most database systems, including MySQL, MariaDB,
PostgreSQL, and SQLite. Regardless of which database system you're
using, the Active Record method format will always be the same."
So it seems that a Ruby Gem is needed to allow AR <=> RecFile . .
I would really be starting from scratch trying to work out how to
create such a gem but I will ask a question on the Rails list to see
if anyone thinks it is a good idea . .