[GNC-dev] gnucash-devel Digest, Vol 238, Issue 15

[Bruce Schuck]

On Sat, 21 Jan 2023 11:09:02 -0800 Joh Ralls wrote:

> Vincent,

> The list of F::Q sources displayed in the Security Editor dialog is
> partially hard-coded in libgnucash/engine/gnc-commodity.c beginning
> at line 171. Every entry in those two lists represents an F::Q
> method. At startup GC calls F::Q's `$quoter->sources()` and compares
> the returned list against the hard-coded lists, enabling the matching
> entries. Any F::Q methods not in either hard-coded list is added to a
> new dynamic list that's displayed as the "unknown" list--unknown
> because at present GnuCash has no way of knowing whether it's a
> single or a multi-source method--in F::Q terminology whether it has
> fallbacks. Maintaining that list is a pain in the rear and its
> existence creates a coupling between GC and F::Q versions. The same
> applies to modules and API keys and to which module provides which
> methods.

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> That's a mid-size project. I don't think it will be possible to have
> it ready for GnuCash 5.0, whose release is only 10 weeks from now
> with feature freeze in only two weeks. It might be possible to get it
> into 5.1 at the end of June but I think 5.2 at the end of September
> is a more realistic goal.

> See https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/CodingStandard and
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/C++ for style guidance.

Gentlemen,

May I suggest this discussion get moved or copied to the discussion list 
on https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote, possibly 
https://github.com/finance-quote/finance-quote/discussions/255 or 
perhaps a new one (In addition I think adding 
reply+ACHS6J2ATLMJQPWOJZHNSVWBYDZITEVBMXHAAR2XL4 at reply.github.com to the 
Cc list may copy that discussion). In my opinion the GitHub discussion 
feature is maybe a better fit for discussing what possible changes may 
be made to F::Q and underlying modules than the Gnucash-devel mailing 
list. I think following a discussion may be easier than email list 
thread/subject archives.

Thank you John for giving a more detailed description of the GnuCash to 
Finance::Quote interface and explaining how more thought and planning 
would benefit both GnuCash and F::Q.

- Bruce