DB design document

[linas@linas.org]

It's been rumoured that Rob Browning said:
> 
> linas@linas.org writes:
> 
> > > >     (server) || <- - - - - -> || (gnc_engine <-> ui)
> > 
> > here, the  dotted line is just sql.  Don't have to invent anything to
> > make this work.
> 
> But is this sufficient?  Overstating things a bit, this may rely on
> every sql server we support being able to do everything we need
> internally.

?
More accurately

(sql server) || <- - - - - -> || (sql-client-lib <-> gnc_engine <-> ui)

at some point or another, gnc-engine must convert whatever its doing
to plain-old SQL statements.   The standard sql client side libraries
just send these to the server via unix-dmoain sockets or tcp sockets.
If its tcp sockets, you don't 'care' wheere the sql server is.  Think
of it like using Xlib & getting xwindows network transparency
'automaticaly', with no extra work for the app writer.  Same idea. 


--linas