Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] One API for everything (first draft)
From: Abramo Bagnara (abramo_AT_alsa-project.org)
Date: Fri May 18 2001 - 13:37:29 EEST
Steve Harris wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 11:22:48AM +0200, Abramo Bagnara wrote:
> >
> > I submit a first draft of my model for audio components and the related
> > unified API. It's a further elaboration of my previous proposal limited
> > to plugins.
>
> Personally I'm not convinced that a single API is a good idea, I think
> several specialised, task-centric APIs would be easier to work with and
> potentially more efficient.
From what we've deduced, efficiency is related essentially to memory
footprint and then a single API may be a bonus.
About other aspects of efficiency I really don't see why to have several
API should be more efficent (a soundbox redefine internally the actions
needed for an API entry point).
About "easier to work" I think that developers would like to have a
single API to learn/understand. I'd think in the same way...
Other bonus of a single API are:
- component reuse
- greater flexybility
- true modularity
- etc. (we've analyzed deeply that in previous postings)
But there is something I don't understand from your objection, IIRC
there was general agreement that a single API is better, the residual
point was "Is it feasible?". I've interpreted wrong?
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