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#181
Car Archive project / Re: Car archive
January 16, 2024, 07:24:58 PM
Sounds great!  Decentralised is better, like, same basic structure ("protocol", but more like directory structure and perhaps GET query, at most, something simple) and so you pass a base path or domain to a tool and it can browse or download from any car repository.

So car IDs, I guess, we keep using the four letter system that's default in Stunts. In other words, same four letters, same car, except version in any case. Right?  To follow DOS, it should be case-insensitive and most ASCII wouldn't be allowed. Safest is letters, numbers, and underscore. Daniël recently introduced the number sign. In DOS, extended ASCII was allowed, but this brings problems for new Unicode based systems. What do you think?

Also, would a repository be able to have several subdirectories, like several "garages"?

Your config file example is interesting. It allows for multi-line values and is multi-dimensional. Just checking on this idea to make sure we understand it the same way:
* Pipe as the first significant (non-space) in the value side of the colon means multi-line
* Lines containing no colon are ignored except as part of a previously defined multi-line value
* A line with a colon provides a key:value pair and breaks any previously open multi-line value
* Identations allow for nested key:value pairs
Am I right?

Here my only doubt is how to handle when you need to enter a colon as part of a text. In my older configuration format (with equal signs), an equal sign is allowed in the value because only the first one separates key from value, so not allowed in the key. I was also just ignoring indentations.

I imagine these two could be internally seen as identical:
default_color: blue
urls:
  wiki: https://wikiaddress
  author_site: https://authorsite
author: Overdrijf

default_color: blue
urls.wiki: https://wikiaddress
urls.author_site: https://authorsite
author: Overdrijf

Just some thoughts

EDIT: Another thing to consider... how about lines that begin with spaces? I would like a simple format that looks good to the human eye, doesn't need escaping, is easy to parse, yet powerful. I can think of some opitmisations :D
#182
Great to see a new version of Cartography! :)
#183
Custom Cars with Stressed / Re: Rolls-Royce Phantom III
January 14, 2024, 05:00:32 PM
It looks beautiful!  I've downloaded it. I still have to try it!
#184
Chat - Misc / Re: DICKSUCKER SERBIA WATER POLO TEAM!!!
January 14, 2024, 04:52:43 PM
Months since I've had popcorn. I think I should implement this :P
#185
Chat - Misc / Re: If pipsqueaks were dogs?
January 14, 2024, 04:51:43 PM
I've had many more cats as pets as well, but I do like dogs. They're harder to care for, that's what I don't like, such as having to wash them and them needing so much more attention, but they are super loyal.
#186
Chat - Misc / Re: Dissociation Game
January 14, 2024, 04:49:34 PM
Book
#187
You guys let me know and I make sure Simple Garage follows the guidelines for that. I could even give it an integration so that you can directly install cars from Simple Garage by downloading them from a repository that follows the format, being it SCR, Mark's site or anywhere else
#188
Live Races / Re: Live races 2024
January 09, 2024, 08:00:46 PM
I too think that four was a good wheel number ;D  I would like to organise one of them this year
#189
It was really great!  Glad to see the return of CCC with all its energy!
#190
Very good finish!  8)
#191
Competition 2024 / Re: Cars and rules for 2024
January 09, 2024, 06:45:54 PM
I agree with Argammon in general. It's true that most of us just ignore LTB altogether so it's a feature that's not fully exploited. On the other hand, just like Argammon's original proposition or what Dreadnaut suggests, there could be many ways to implement this, so it's probably best to discuss it and mix ideas to get something optimal. I have never experienced LTB myself, so I might not be the best one to throw suggestions, though  ;D
#192
Competition 2024 / Re: Cars and rules for 2024
January 05, 2024, 04:18:44 PM
There are so many custom cars and choices, it's really difficult to choose. I like the F40 idea and also, it'd be interesting to have the Lola or Penske instead of the McLaren. The McLaren is a very unique case and I wouldn't like it to be absent for more than one year in a row, though. No replacement for it.
#193
Competition 2024 / Re: Guest tracks 2024
January 04, 2024, 03:21:32 PM
It was a very interesting experiment. I'm among the ones that gave it a good vote!
#194
Chat - Misc / Re: Dissociation Game
January 01, 2024, 06:36:45 PM
Inflation
#195
Competition 2023 / Re: Track of the Year 2023
January 01, 2024, 06:35:55 PM
Wow!  There had been a lot of talk about my track at that time as regards it allowing PG with the Ferrari, so I'm surprised it reached the top. Seems it was fun to race anyway!

I've been taking a look at the different tracks and it's curious how the average scores are completely different from my scoring of each track, so I understand Duplode's surprise