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SQLite databases might fit the bill. Fairly lightweight. Can talk to them in basically any language. Instead of templates you copy the database file and issue s

• zbentley 7y ago
  They don't type check though; most constraints arent enforced, and the underlying reality (slinging around mostly strings) leaks out often.
• raymondh 7y ago
  I agree this a pretty choice.
• shandor 7y ago
  But that, and the parent's idea of binary formats in general, throws away the absolute golden property of text format configuration files: you can put those in git, and see with an accuracy of a single character what has changed. My impression was always that this was a huge reason for plain text files in the first place. Someone mentioned protobufs, maybe with something like those one could have both?
  • geocar 7y ago
    > you can put those in git, and see with an accuracy of a single character what has changed. You can use sqldiff[1]. Try adding it to your .gitattributes[2]. If you need TRIGGERs and VIEWs, consider dumping your database[3] instead. [1]: https://www.sqlite.org/sqldiff.html https://www.sqlite.org/sqldiff.html [2]: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes https://git-scm.com/docs/gitattributes [3]: https://gist.github.com/peteristhegreat/a028bc3b588baaea09ff67f405af2909 https://gist.github.com/peteristhegreat/a028bc3b588baaea09ff...