GSoC: DataEngine caching progress.

[Marco Martin]

On Monday 28 June 2010, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On June 27, 2010, Marco Martin wrote:
> > caching only at exit, there is risk to lose data due sudden network loss
> > or plasma crash.
> 
> in which cases does loss of network result in loss of data? as for a crash,

lose network, logout, login, or crash and plasma restart and no dat is 
displayed, it would be voided if when the network is off and there is a 
timeout in the data fetching setData() never occurs.
i think it's already this way in (all?) dataengines tough..

> is caching the data that important?

for sure less than the configuration, but since the feature will be 
implemented i think it's nice it's a bit robust. i don't think a single shot 
timer of abot 2 minutes when the data is set bangs too much on the cpu 
wakeups?

Cheers,
Marco Martin