Re: [libvirt] [PATCH v2 0/6] rewrite virt-host-validate to be data driven, using Go & YAML
On Fri, 2019-09-27 at 13:52 +0100, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
The really big difference though is that I replaced the use
of XML data files with YAML data files. This was done with
the aim of making the data more human friendly. XML is really
optimized for machines, not humans, so writing the data files
was not pretty. YAML is optimized for human readability, and
is actually even easier to consume in Go than the XML was,
so its a double win.
I'll add my own 0.2 $currency to what others have said.
I think Go is a fine language to use for this kind of tool, so I'm
in favor of that; having a more granular view into the details of
the system also looks like a good idea.
What I'm not sold on is the advantage of a YAML-driven approach:
it seems to me that the same result could be achieved much more
conveniently using regular Go code instead.
Perhaps it would be useful if you explained in detail why you
decided to take this approach in the first place.
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Andrea Bolognani / Red Hat / Virtualization