multiple packages using a type of file?
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Description
We have several packages that might handle a specific type of file (and will return an object based on those file's contents). Does the presence of the centralized registry mean that only one package can "register" a dependency for that type of file for use in FileIO?
To use an existing example, it looks like PNG requires ImageMagick. But if I'm working on my own package that uses PNGs, and don't use ImageMagick myself in my package, does this mean that if I want to use FileIO for loading PNGs, I'm stuck with requiring my users to download (if not use) ImageMagick?
Sorry for the basic questions. My use case is with graph and matrix file formats, and there are many packages out there that use them in completely different ways.
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Review FileIO's centralized registry behavior using the PNG and ImageMagick example described in the issue. Determine whether multiple packages can provide loaders for one file type and how package dependencies are selected. Done requires a documented answer or an agreed design for graph and matrix format packages.
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- julia
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
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