add support for ignoring files in emacs data-source

[Andreas Raster]

Third party module authors should have the option to prevent zeitgeist from indexing files that are used to store information that the user shouldn't be concerned about (like ~/.ido.last or ~/.recentf).

Additionally, users should be able to specify filenames that the never want zeitgeist to index.

[Andreas Raster (rakete)]

Btw. I can't set Importance to Wishlist.

[Seif Lotfy (seif)]

I will review it tomorrow. It would be much easier to have reported it on
freedesktop.org since we moved the code and the development there :D
Thanks anyhow for the great work.

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Andreas Raster
<email address hidden>wrote:

> Btw. I can't set Importance to Wishlist.
>
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> Title:
> add support for ignoring files in emacs data-source
>
> Status in Zeitgeist Data-Sources:
> In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Third party module authors should have the option to prevent zeitgeist
> from indexing files that are used to store information that the user
> shouldn't be concerned about (like ~/.ido.last or ~/.recentf).
>
> Additionally, users should be able to specify filenames that the never
> want zeitgeist to index.
>
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[Seif Lotfy (seif)]

Did you try activity-log-manager ?
https://launchpad.net/activity-log-manager/
You can blacklist stuff from there :D

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Seif Lotfy <email address hidden> wrote:

> I will review it tomorrow. It would be much easier to have reported it on
> freedesktop.org since we moved the code and the development there :D
> Thanks anyhow for the great work.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Andreas Raster <
> <email address hidden>> wrote:
>
>> Btw. I can't set Importance to Wishlist.
>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Zeitgeist
>> Framework Team, which is subscribed to Zeitgeist Data-Sources.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038452
>>
>> Title:
>> add support for ignoring files in emacs data-source
>>
>> Status in Zeitgeist Data-Sources:
>> In Progress
>>
>> Bug description:
>> Third party module authors should have the option to prevent zeitgeist
>> from indexing files that are used to store information that the user
>> shouldn't be concerned about (like ~/.ido.last or ~/.recentf).
>>
>> Additionally, users should be able to specify filenames that the never
>> want zeitgeist to index.
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/zeitgeist-datasources/+bug/1038452/+subscriptions
>>
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[Andreas Raster (rakete)]

You're right, I could have just used activity-log-manager to blacklist stuff, didn't really think of that when making these changes. I guess I would then actually vote to exclude the ignore-files stuff since it duplicates functionality. You decide, I'll be happy to use either activity-log-manager or the regex var.
The zeitgeist-prevent variable might still be useful for some emacs module developers.

The other thing is the var to set a custom .desktop file, I use that because I use emacs as daemon and then start emacsclient. Associating everything with emacs23.desktop is quite annoying, especially since emacs24 is stable now. That would be a more important change then the ignore-files stuff.

[Seif Lotfy (seif)]

Well your patch inspired me to add "dont log hidden files" option in
zeitgeist :D

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Andreas Raster <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> You're right, I could have just used activity-log-manager to blacklist
> stuff, didn't really think of that when making these changes. I guess I
> would then actually vote to exclude the ignore-files stuff since it
> duplicates functionality. You decide, I'll be happy to use either
> activity-log-manager or the regex var.
> The zeitgeist-prevent variable might still be useful for some emacs module
> developers.
>
> The other thing is the var to set a custom .desktop file, I use that
> because I use emacs as daemon and then start emacsclient. Associating
> everything with emacs23.desktop is quite annoying, especially since
> emacs24 is stable now. That would be a more important change then the
> ignore-files stuff.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1038452
>
> Title:
> add support for ignoring files in emacs data-source
>
> Status in Zeitgeist Data-Sources:
> In Progress
>
> Bug description:
> Third party module authors should have the option to prevent zeitgeist
> from indexing files that are used to store information that the user
> shouldn't be concerned about (like ~/.ido.last or ~/.recentf).
>
> Additionally, users should be able to specify filenames that the never
> want zeitgeist to index.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/zeitgeist-datasources/+bug/1038452/+subscriptions
>