[Zope-dev] Re: ThreadSafeCounter

[Tres Seaver]

> "Andy McKay" <andym@ActiveState.com> wrote:
> 
> > | The ideal solution would be to use an object that lives in the ZODB,
> > | I wonder if there is a way to keep the 'object history' empty?  That
> > | is, keeping the counter 'packed' while retaining 'object history'
> > | information on all other objects.
> 
> That would work, however I just dont think that fits neatly into the ZODB in
> any way since all objects are appended.

Small confusion here:  "ZODB" is a higher-level abstraction than
"FileStorage";  it is quite feasible to have one or more storages
inside your Zope which are "packless" / "undo-less", and which
then have the space efficiencies you are looking for (often at a
non-trivial time cost).

Tres.
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