[Mldonkey-users] Re: generalized GUI protocol

[LMSpam]

I've been tinkering w/ MLDonkey for the last few days trying to create 
simple GUI for average computer users.

My initial thoughts are that way too much "computer science" thought 
has been put into the ways that MLDonkey converses w/ various front 
ends... And the developers should take a lesson from the guys at 
giFT...

the giFT GUI interface is extremely simple - all text based in 
key(value) pairs w/ semi-colons and spaces used as delimiters.

The only drawback in giFT is that the GUI must work on its clock. e.g. 
whenever it feels like dumping data, you have to respond rather than 
the MLDonkey way of only giving data when it's asked for...

Anyway...

I would propose creating a simplified communications protocol - all 
text, use a "CMD { key(value) key(value) key(value) subCMD { key(value) 
key(value) }} ; " structure (like giFT...) but that only provides data 
when asked for.

Lose all the regex stuff, lose all the binary-enum command list stuff. 
For people who love web browsers go ahead and keep all that...

This would simplify GUI creation immensely - and would probably make 
MLDonkey the most popular p2p daemon around...

My $0.02

Or is this being done already and I just haven't seen it?