replied to this question in the email I have just sent :)
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Daniel Russel wrote:
> Why use SQL over python or C++ logic? > > On Dec 9, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Keren Lasker wrote: > >> we do the same - but this is an ad hoc solution. > Agreed, but it might be one of those things (like storing the whole model, > restraints and all) where there is unlikely to be a general solution that > adds any benefit as the general case is very complex and the ad hoc solution > is quite simple. > >> >> It should not be part of Model I think but an external IndexModel class >> maybe or a IndexDecorator. > Again, I think having it act on a whole model is a really bad idea (the IMP > equivalent of using global variables :-) > >> >> I suggested SQL because your query can be complex containing often more >> than one attribute. > Why not just use python or C++ rather than add another language to learn? > There are a few operations which are more concise in SQL, but I don't know > that we want to support them or that they make sense in our case (where would > presumably have to return whole particles). > >> >> Ben - you will need it in IMP.Atom - have you already started working on >> that? > How come? I think I am missing some use case :-) > >> >> >> On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Dina Schneidman wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I need this too (surprisingly). Usually I do it with mapping between >>> the particle and the attribute. >>> It is simple. however it is unclear where should we put such a >>> mapping. Putting it in a model >>> could be the best, however not everyone needs it. So it means >>> somewhere else or extending the Model to ProteinModel? >>> >>> Dina >>> >>> P.S. skype me, we can talk about it >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Keren Lasker kerenl@salilab.org wrote: >>>> hi all, >>>> >>>> Frido and I find ourselves many times need to query particles based on >>>> attribute values. >>>> Few such examples: a protein with a specific name, particles with a >>>> specific >>>> residue range. >>>> >>>> I think that it would be very useful to have something similar to SQL >>>> queries on the particles DB. >>>> Bret might had something similar implemented - but it is probably >>>> obsolete. >>>> IMP.Atom will probably need such functionality as well. >>>> >>>> has anyone took a look at that before ? >>>> >>>> thank you, >>>> Keren. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> IMP-dev mailing list >>>> IMP-dev@salilab.org >>>> https://salilab.org/mailman/listinfo/imp-dev >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> IMP-dev mailing list >>> IMP-dev@salilab.org >>> https://salilab.org/mailman/listinfo/imp-dev >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> IMP-dev mailing list >> IMP-dev@salilab.org >> https://salilab.org/mailman/listinfo/imp-dev > > _______________________________________________ > IMP-dev mailing list > IMP-dev@salilab.org > https://salilab.org/mailman/listinfo/imp-dev