Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] One API for everything (first draft)
From: Karl MacMillan (karlmac_AT_peabody.jhu.edu)
Date: Sat May 19 2001 - 17:21:22 EEST
On Sat, 19 May 2001, Abramo Bagnara wrote:
> Karl MacMillan wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 18 May 2001, Steve Harris wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, May 18, 2001 at 12:37:29PM +0200, Abramo Bagnara wrote:
> > > > 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...
> > >
> > > I (personally) prefer simpler APIs, the LADSPA API is a good example.
> > >
> >
> > I agree - this api has a lot of added complexity that many on this list
> > have expressed a desire to remove (single sample format being the most
> > important aspect in my mind).
>
> In a recent posting it has clearly acknowledged that to have *only*
> float data is a flaw of LADSPA design.
>
> http://eca.cx/lad/2001/May/0294.html
You have misread this message. This was referring to control data while I
was referring to sample data. I think most people are in agreement that
supporting more than one type of sample data is a very bad idea.
>
> To have a property for sample format does not imply that every plugin
> need to implement it.
>
> query_property is there to permit to know that (as an example) this
> specific plugin can handle only float data.
>
> We can deduce that also from set_property failure.
>
> Please don't confuse flexybility with complexity.
>
We seem to continually have this argument. Complexity is not flexibility
when it provides no real benefits. Multiple sample formats _between_
components provides no benefits for users or programmers.
Karl
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