Hi I don't really see a need for this at all, especially given the complexity it'll add to the client
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 12:28:06AM -0600, J Raynor wrote: > There's this item on the tmux TODO list: > > * way to set socket path from config file > > > I was thinking of trying to implement it, but I thought it needed > discussion first. > > I was thinking that there could be a command, like set-client or > set-flag. This could be used to set the socket path (set-client -S > /path/to/socket), but it could also be extended to other flags (-u?) > that someone might want to set in the config file instead of on the > command line. > > I thought of 2 possibilities for how to mix the client and server > commands in the config file. > > First way: Commands in the config file intended for the client would > start with "#!". Before starting the server, the client would set > cmd_table to a table with just the "set-client" command so it could > use cmd_string_parse(). It would then call client_load_cfg() which > would parse the config file, but only look for lines starting with > "#!", or maybe "#!set-client". After processing the file, it would > set cmd_table to what the server needs. > > The benefit of this way is that the server doesn't really need to be > modified. When it calls load_cfg(), the client commands are ignored, > just like any other comment. > > > Second way: Have a client_cmd_table and a server_cmd_table. When the > client starts it sets cmd_table to client_cmd_table and ignore_table > to server_cmd_table. It then calls load_cfg(). cmd_parse() will be > modified so that, if a cmd entry isn't found in cmd_table, it checks > to see if the cmd is in ignore_table. If so, the command is ignored. > If not, it returns an error like it does now. > > Once the client has finished calling load_cfg(), it switches cmd_table > and ignore_table and starts the server. The server calls load_cfg() > as it normally does. It will carry out server commands and ignore > client commands. > > The benefit of this way is that the client and server commands can be > mixed in the config file with no special syntax. > > > Does any of this sound like something you might like me to pursue? Do > you have some other ideas for how you'd like to see this implemented? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. > Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For > Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. > Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > tmux-users mailing list > tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ tmux-users mailing list tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users
