Re: [basex-talk] feature request: opening database at arbitrary file path

The design seems to present a dilemma, as it is unlikely that there would

be a viable route for beginning work on a Java application, before a concept is proved through much more lightweight development approaches.

It depends on you.

Returning to the thought of a feature request, let me suggest that adding

switches to the command-line tool

We could add an option for preventing BaseX to read and write the initial configuration file, but we'd then still need to define a home directory in which new databases, users, jobs, etc. are stored. How would you handle that? Have you already checked out the Configuration article in our Wiki that has been referenced multiple times in this thread?