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2. Is there a specification for the pb dialect of banana?
Beyond the code, no.
Ok.
I would be happy to answer questions, but obviously I'm not super responsive :). Let me know what you need.
For two personal projects, I would like to have a reasonable remote objects library in python. I need something which can announce state changes to clients, and receive state change requests from clients. My solution: 1. Make server side class which can spawn Cacheables when it wants to tell clients of its existence. 2. Give RemoteCaches to clients and use observe_* methods as appropriate. 3. Stuff a Viewable into the RemoteCaches so that clients can request state changes. Question #1: Is this a reasonable use of pb? This all worked great until I ran into a bug. In trying to fix the bug, I found that 1. pb code is really hard to understand 2. exarkun's thinks pb is bad and that I should implement what I need in AMP. 3. exarkun thinks banana and jelly are reasonable. Question #2: Would you recommend implementing a simplified replacement for pb on top of banana/jelly, or starting over from AMP? I favor the banana/jelly route because the protocol seems intrinsically flexible, but I read your blog explaining why protocols like banana are bad, so I'm confused about what I "should" do. Daniel