My suggestion was to add the utilities as part of Canned YAML code base and bring in Canned YAML as a single library. I don’t think it makes sense to have two separate libraries (libswoc and canned YAML). This way anyone who would want to use a C++ schema validation library for YAML can easily download the Canned YAML library independently.
The other option If you don’t want Canned YAML to be a independent library, which I don’t think is a good idea, would be to use the utilities provided by ATS (both internal and external APIs) and provide an external API for only the schema validation. I think there is a lot of merit in having C++ schema validation library for YAML. My hope is that other people would use it on other projects and contribute to it. -Bryan > On Oct 30, 2018, at 9:15 AM, Alan Carroll <solidwallofc...@oath.com.INVALID> > wrote: > > While working on the YAML support for ATS, I ended up making quite a lot of > changes and updates to a set of support utilities which are also in ATS. To > avoid problems while the work was in progress, and because it was suggested > at the summit, I copied those utilities to a stand alone repository[1]. I > have been making PRs on ATS to transfer these changes back to the ATS code > base to prepare for bringing in Canned YAML, the schema support for YAML > work in ATS. > > Additionally, most of these utilities are also planned to be provided to > out of tree ATS plugins, as they provide a number of capabilities that > would be handy in plugins, not to mention that if plugins will be using > YAML for configuration, all of this infrastructure will be needed. > > Due to some concerns about future ABI issues, it was suggested that all of > this infrastructure be treated the same way as YAMLCPP - that is, dropped > "en masse" in to the ATS code base and compiled separately as a library. > Plugins would then be able to get their own drop of that infrastructure and > link to it, as they would for YAMLCPP, thereby avoiding any ABI issues with > the ATS core. > > There are PRs up for this now, if anyone wants to take a look. > > [1] https://github.com/solidwallofcode/libswoc > > -- > *Beware the fisherman who's casting out his line in to a dried up riverbed.* > *Oh don't try to tell him 'cause he won't believe. Throw some bread to the > ducks instead.* > *It's easier that way. *- Genesis : Duke : VI 25-28
