From: "T. Onoma" <transami@...>
Date: 2003-11-15T18:02:09+09:00
Subject: Re: open-uri patch, added progress_proc hook

Tanaka Akira wrote:
> I don't like that.
> 
> * It is not called if content is empty.

hmm...there may be noting to do about it. just have to live with it.

> * It may inform users that total may change.

but it is changing. only happens on redirect right? not much data 200 bytes? i doubt would be even notice it would go by so fast.

> * It cannot request progress without total, or total without progress.

yes. that's not nice.

>   When an user know total by some applilcation specific way, total is useless.
>   Although calculating total is no problem in HTTP, it require another
>   network traffic in FTP.

yuk. but only need to do if total is requested perhaps?
 
> > perhaps just convert nil to 0 instead and it will be a little better?
> 
> It unify "total size is unknown" and "total size is 0".
> I think it should be distinguishable.

how can total length ever be 0? if 0 it must be unknown. having a nil means having to take exception for nil type in proc.

i think maybe just leave out total for now. perhaps better idea will turn up later. maybe :progress_with_total_proc, if problems can be resolved.

have you thought of better idea?

-t0