[Typo3-dev] introducing the fileConversion service

[Martin T. Kutschker]

Robert Fink wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I want to suggest a new service type called "fileConversion". It should 
> define an API to extensions for converting files between different formats 
> (for example doc2pdf, sxw2pdf, sxw2doc, etc.). Becaue this might become a 
> fundamental service for many extensions (DAM, General Office Displayer, ...), 
> i want to share my suggestions and start a discussion about the 
> fileConversion-API.

Did yoe read the Typo3 Service API docs? The testbed for the API was 
AFAICS the filter service. And a file converter is is basically a 
filter. So perhaps everything's already in place.

Masi