[x3d-public] key-value database in VRML

[John Carlson]

I am actually thinking of the keys (names) as Shapes as well, like a key that unlocks a door.  Any key-value database that has keys as objects and values as objects should do (Thinking of Java public interface RenderableCollection extends Map<RenderableObject,RenderableObject>, RenderableObject {} or some such).  Perhaps an example would help?  But yeah, a switch in a proto might work.

Has anyone done it?    What value might this lend to a web authoring environment?  How many web-based X3D authoring environments are there?

John

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The Metadata nodes could form the basis of a key-value database attached to X3D scene elements. It might be interesting to think about new nodes, implementable as Prototypes, that are motivated by treating each visual element's Metadata as a key-value set and performing search and comparison operations. -- for example, could you write a Prototype that was visually rendered as a Shape identified by some condition on the Shape's Metadata?


Vince Marchetti



On Jul 19, 2018, at 4:26 AM, John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

Has anyone built a key-value database in VRML (not stored VRML in a key-value database)?
 
John
 
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