[ZODB-Dev] ZODB blob support.

[Dieter Maurer]

Jeremy Hylton wrote at 2005-3-21 08:16 -0500:
>On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:59:32 -0500, Chris McDonough <chrism at plope.com> wrote:
>> In preparation for some work that will tentatively happen at the Pycon
>> sprints, I've put up a very basic proposal outlining "blob" support for
>> ZODB.  It would help if people with a stake in ZODB had the time to
>> comment on it before work starts (please comment here, as opposed to on
>> the proposal itself, just so we get the widest audience).
>> 
>> http://www.plope.com/Members/chrism/zodb_blob_proposal
>
>Just a quick reply, sorry it's coming after the sprint started.  
>
>How does this work with ZEO?  I assume that almost every site that
>cares about blob support will be running ZEO, where it's not obvious
>how to get direct file access.

It could use "PData" objects under the hood.

Of course, this would not speed up access but only provide
a nicer interface (which is good).


-- 
Dieter