From: alexpdp7 Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:14:15 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add standard configuration processing layer X-Git-Url: https://xn--ix-yja.es/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f1772934a81d931c410ce411232a1947516d88ea;p=alex.git Add standard configuration processing layer --- diff --git a/IDEAS.org b/IDEAS.org index 2a7c266..ea38bdf 100644 --- a/IDEAS.org +++ b/IDEAS.org @@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ Vivaldi's "spatial navigation" supposedly does this, but chokes on D+. - https://github.com/DavHau/nix-portable/issues/66 - https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/issues/3752#issuecomment-1566179742 +* Standard configuration processing layer + +- Standardize a way to write programs that generate configuration files, so programs can be configured using these programs instead of plain configuration files. +- For example, GitHub Actions could be written in a declarative way using libraries with pre-defined patterns. +- Languages such as Starlark, Dhall, Jsonnet are already designed for this purpose. +- Should have great sandboxing, ensured finite fast runtimes, but also modularization (e.g. using libs) +- Maybe use WASM in some fashion? +- Maybe text files with some kind of shebang that describes if the file is Starlark, Dhall or what. + * Databases in text markup documents - Embed queries of tables