# HG changeset patch
# User František Kučera
# Date 1543787312 -3600
# Node ID a64671d5f997d7630118e9f0f8786d220bf33165
# Parent 46042297e0d6008a2912ccc8f2ecef56d581d846
faq: help
diff -r 46042297e0d6 -r a64671d5f997 relpipe-data/faq.xml
--- a/relpipe-data/faq.xml Sun Dec 02 20:47:38 2018 +0100
+++ b/relpipe-data/faq.xml Sun Dec 02 22:48:32 2018 +0100
@@ -22,7 +22,20 @@
How can I help you?
- ...
+
+ - Suggest more examples how can be used; especially how YOU would like to use it.
+ - We are looking for illustrations that would supplement our documentation and website.
+ -
+ As an author of a program that generates or consumes some data, you could add relational input and output to your program.
+ But please mention that we do not have v1.0 yet, so these features should be marked as experimental.
+ The API might/will change.
+ Other (and maybe better for now) option is to add input/output of values separated by null byte (
\0
).
+ This "API" will be supported for sure and data are simply the attribute values. There are no record separators (we know the number of attributes, so they are not needed).
+ Disadvantage of this approach is that the stream can contain only a single relation; and that the metadata are not embedded in the stream and must be passed separately.
+
+ - Review our source code and suggest improvements and fixes. Constructive criticism is always welcome. This is one of reasons why we publish our programs as free software.
+ - Native speakers could suggest improvements and corrections of our English texts.
+