Bonsai Bug (www.bonsaibug.com) - Alpha Version

[Jason Crump]

Regarding export: I suggest some simple but well structured XML so that transformation is easy. Would also allow for easy import from existing sources (if any).

I'm not much a fan of XML, what would you think if I used JSON instead? I would think it would have the same utility.

 

[R3x]

I'm not much a fan of XML, what would you think if I used JSON instead? I would think it would have the same utility.

Probably yes I guess. There are standard tools (like XSLT) to transform one XML to another but I guess something very similar could be used for JSON.

 

[CodeMonkey]

I'm not much a fan of XML, what would you think if I used JSON instead? I would think it would have the same utility.

I suppose that would depend on the intended use of the export. If purely for backup purposes, it really doesn't matter that much and JSON would be fine as it is still human readable, less verbose than XML and well structured (albeit more difficult for non tech savvy users.

Personally, if the export was intended to be edited etc I would look to other more friendly formats (with less syntax). Personal choice though I guess!

 

[R3x]

I suppose that would depend on the intended use of the export. If purely for backup purposes, it really doesn't matter that much and JSON would be fine as it is still human readable, less verbose than XML and well structured (albeit more difficult for non tech savvy users.

Personally, if the export was intended to be edited etc I would look to other more friendly formats (with less syntax). Personal choice though I guess!

My first aim was to be able to eventually transform that XML into another XML (or other format) in case the web application became unavailable and I had to migrate to something else...

 

[Csmdad]

Super awesome. I'm finally using the "Watch" function in this forum.

I'm a data geek by hobby and would love to be in on the testing if you're interested. I've been grabbing info and piling spreadsheets and trackers and resources into a basic framework and am probably more excited about data tracking of trees than one should healthily be. Nonetheless, please do continue to update with progress.

 

[Faisal Ahmad]

this software still available?

 

[ShimpakuBonsai]

The domainname bonsaibug.com is for sale so I don't think the software is still available.