On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:46:22 -0700 Justin Samuel <js@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 1. An authentication layer that downloads and authenticates opaque 'target' > files according to metadata it understands that lists hashes and sizes of > the target files. This layer doesn't understand what bundles and packages > are. > * The decision layer uses the authentication layer to retrieve a list of > all available bundleinfo files. > * The decision layer notices a bundle version in the list that it wants > and uses the authentication layer to retrieve the bundleinfo file for that > version. > * The decision layer uses the authentication layer to retrieve the pkginfo > files for each of the package versions that it wants. > * The decision layer uses the authentication layer to retrieve the > individual files (e.g. /targets/pkgs/openssl/win32/0.9.8m/libeay32.dll) > that are needed. Perhaps 'download layer' would be a better term than 'authentication layer'. Robert Ransom
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