[Greasemonkey] Cross-script configuration data sharing

[BachusII]

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>On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 10:53 +0100, BachusII wrote:
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>I think keeping your data safe from other scripts is a non-issue.  I
>think the only problem would be if you could have an accidental
>conflict, otherwise scripts accessing other scripts data is a feature,
>in my opinion (meta-user-scripts anyone?).
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>Gareth.
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 Take the Mark Pilgrims Magic Line user script for instance. Basically
it's a GM copy of your browser history. Would you want any user script
to be able to take that data and phone home?

Keep the data separated by script. If you /want/ to share the data with
other scripts, fine, use a different datasphere.
I suggested a new datasphere at library level, one at a meta level is
certainly possible.

If you don't want to share your data, it's a default.
If you do want to share your data, look at these spiffy methods which
enable you to do so.
If you don't want to share data but end up sharing anyway, you used the
wrong method(s).

But that's just my opinion.
And now if you'll excuse me, I intend to find out why my previous post
did end up in my inbox and the one you replied to didn't.

 

Groeten
BachusII at gmail.com


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