Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:

1) Socket programming?
2) Database access?
3) GUI?

If not is the best way of implementing the above is to write wrappers to existing C libraries?

Also what are the differences between D's modules and Java packages? How would you port a package of java classes to D?

I'm interested in a rich client-side development environment. Although D is in its early days, I think it is suited to this since it compiles to native code and some applications require access to system level API.

Cameron Zemek wrote:

>3) GUI?
>  
>
See dig on my webpage.  As to the other's I'll let more knowlageable peoples answer there.

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In article <c1icug$1vlg$2@digitaldaemon.com>, J Anderson says...
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>Cameron Zemek wrote:
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>>3) GUI?
>> 
>>
>See dig on my webpage.  As to the other's I'll let more knowlageable peoples answer there.
>
>-- 
>-Anderson: http://badmama.com.au/~anderson/

DUI is the only D GUI that supports all dmd target platforms

http://dui.sourceforge.net

Ant

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Cameron Zemek wrote:
> Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:
> 
> 1) Socket programming?

http://int19h.tamb.ru/files.html

I've never used the socket stuff there, so don't blame me for misguided guidance if they're shit.

> 2) Database access?

I thought there was a wrapper for SQLite (www.sqlite.org) but can't seem to find anything to back up that belief... So I may very well be wrong.

> 3) GUI?

Several.

You may want to look at the D Links in the D documentation, the links there generally point to useful things.

Cheers,
Sigbjørn Lund Olsen

Sigbjørn Lund Olsen wrote:
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>> 1) Socket programming?
>  http://int19h.tamb.ru/files.html
> 
> I've never used the socket stuff there, so don't blame me for misguided guidance if they're shit.

They aren't bad but they're pretty basic.  I'd like to work on some high-end socket and threading stuff, but more fundamental issues need to be tackled first.


Sean

In article <c1ic0o$1u8o$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Cameron Zemek says...
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>Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:
>
>1) Socket programming?
>2) Database access?

I almost forget, I started a binding to PostgreSQL
lib pq. You can execute SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT
(maybe more)

http://dpq.sourceforge.net

missing:
- import / export
- large objects (?)
- notifications

>3) GUI?

(I said this before)
http://dui.sourceforge.net

Ant

Cameron Zemek wrote:
> Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:
> 
> 1) Socket programming?

I'm sure if this is what you mean, but Burton Radons came up with urllib (http://www.opend.org/urllib.zip), but it'll need at least a little tweaking for the current version of DMD.

> 2) Database access?

There some options depending on what you want to do:
http://www.wikiservice.at/d/wiki.cgi?DatabaseBindings

Also, since MySql has a C API, it also should be fairly easy to use in D although I don't remember anyone trying yet.

> 3) GUI?

In addition to dig and dui, there's also Atari Soldiers's windy (http://www.atari-soldiers.com/windy.html) and Carlos Santander's Apollo (http://earth.prohosting.com/carlos3).

> If not is the best way of implementing the above is to write wrappers to
> existing C libraries?

If the existing stuff isn't what you're looking for, I think it can be pretty easy to write wrappers. (Much easier than completely re-writing a project in D.)

> Also what are the differences between D's modules and Java packages? How would
> you port a package of java classes to D?
> 
> I'm interested in a rich client-side development environment. Although D is in
> its early days, I think it is suited to this since it compiles to native code
> and some applications require access to system level API.


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Sigbjørn Lund Olsen wrote:

> Comments interspersed.
> 
> Cameron Zemek wrote:
>> Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:
>> 
>> 1) Socket programming?
> 
> http://int19h.tamb.ru/files.html
> 
> I've never used the socket stuff there, so don't blame me for misguided guidance if they're shit.

Is there any cross-platform socket libraries? This looks like a good start though.

>> 2) Database access?
> 
> I thought there was a wrapper for SQLite (www.sqlite.org) but can't seem to find anything to back up that belief... So I may very well be wrong.

I was also unable to find D wrapper for SQLite. Also is there something like ODBC or JDBC for D yet?

socket.d in urllib is setup to be ported (using an abstract base-class) so that's a good place to start. I've looked around but haven't found an implementation for Linux yet, though I presume it's a Berkeley sockets implementation.

Here's a starter: http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue47/bueno.html


"Cameron Zemek" <grom_3@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:c1jp4j$1bca$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Sigbjørn Lund Olsen wrote:
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> > Comments interspersed.
> >
> > Cameron Zemek wrote:
> >> Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:
> >>
> >> 1) Socket programming?
> >
> > http://int19h.tamb.ru/files.html
> >
> > I've never used the socket stuff there, so don't blame me for misguided guidance if they're shit.
>
> Is there any cross-platform socket libraries? This looks like a good start though.
>
> >> 2) Database access?
> >
> > I thought there was a wrapper for SQLite (www.sqlite.org) but can't seem to find anything to back up that belief... So I may very well be wrong.
>
> I was also unable to find D wrapper for SQLite. Also is there something
like
> ODBC or JDBC for D yet?
>

> Is there any cross-platform socket libraries? This looks like a good start
> though.

Win32 and Linux sockets are basically the same , save for WSAStartup/Cleanup, and some code considered 'deprecated' in linux is the only thing available in windows.  Pavels winsock module could easily be ported.

> I was also unable to find D wrapper for SQLite.

http://www.atari-soldiers.com/libs.html

On that page is burtons sqllite wrappers.

C

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:32:23 +1000, Cameron Zemek <grom_3@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Sigbjørn Lund Olsen wrote:
>
>> Comments interspersed.
>>
>> Cameron Zemek wrote:
>>> Is there D libraries (library using the D way) for:
>>>
>>> 1) Socket programming?
>>
>> http://int19h.tamb.ru/files.html
>>
>> I've never used the socket stuff there, so don't blame me for misguided
>> guidance if they're shit.
>
> Is there any cross-platform socket libraries? This looks like a good start
> though.
>
>>> 2) Database access?
>>
>> I thought there was a wrapper for SQLite (www.sqlite.org) but can't seem
>> to find anything to back up that belief... So I may very well be wrong.
>
> I was also unable to find D wrapper for SQLite. Also is there something like
> ODBC or JDBC for D yet?
>



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