On 07/02/2010 12:00 AM, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: <sip>
A global '--format=plain|csv|json|xml' flag could apply to every single virsh command, causing these methods to print in the corresponding data format. Thus we'd have no code paths duplicated& flexible data formatting in many styles
The concept/idea here seems pretty nifty. It starts putting in place a good foundation for virsh to becoming a widely useful utility. :) We don't even have to implement it all at once. Instead we can convert over one function at a time if that's more practical. We'll probably need another suggested data type as well: virshPrintCapacityValue(some large capacity numeric type) That could take a raw byte (or kilobyte?) value then display it appropriately (ie raw, human readable, etc). ie.: 1979120929996 vs 1,979,120,929,996 vs 1.8TB Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift -- Salasaga - Open Source eLearning IDE http://www.salasaga.org