Re: [xwiki-devs] Android XWiki authenticator and contact synchronization - GSOC 2016

Thanks a lot sir for your Instant replies. We can add some more information the app like the organisation details and any more information which you want to include in the App ? On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Thomas Mortagne &lt;thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Manish Bisht &lt;manish.bisht490(a)gmail.com&gt; > wrote: > > Then we should target to the >= Android 4.1 versions. Is it OK now. > > > > Also I want to re-create the app because I want to implement the > Material > > Design Theme. (Check this link : > > http://developer.android.com/design/material/index.html) I will use the > > code or take help from the previously created application. > > From what I understand > http://developer.android.com/design/material/index.html is only > available since 5.0 so might now be able to use it. You should not put > too much constraint on this part since it's really not the heart of > the project (after all there is no much UI in this application except > for the login panel, the registration form you proposed). > > > > > People who are marked as Admin in the XWiki and make changes to the > > Contacts then the contacts will also updated on the XWiki Also If Some > > people want to update their information the Xwiki They can just update > the > > details in the contacts and their details will be automatically sync. > This > > will also help XWiki user to update their info. > > > > With respect to my showcase. I have competed many of my projects > outside my > > college works which are uploaded on github Account ( > > https://github.com/manishbisht). I have also created one android app > > https://goo.gl/n2OmRH you can check this. I have also designed an Web > > Application that takes the name of the person from the user and tells > you > > the details of the user using the Google WEB Speech API. Sample Video on > > youtube - https://youtu.be/73jNdYjMJXk. > > > > Recently I am developing one theme for the phpmyadmin. Issue link : > > https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/11811 > > > > Hope this will help me to get the project :) This is all about me. > > Thanks a lot Manish for taking the time to discuss it so quickly after > the Organization selection ! > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 7:41 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; >> > > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Manish Bisht < > manish.bisht490(a)gmail.com&gt; > >> wrote: > >> > So I am planning to work on this project. I love to contribute on > >> projects > >> > like this. Also have a great mentor for this project. > >> > > >> > In this way I am planning to start. Create a new android application > on > >> the > >> > Android Studio. > >> > >> Don't forget that there is already stuff in > >> https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-authenticator (created from > >> Android Studio) that you could reuse. I don't think you should start > >> from scratch unless you saw something specific in it that prevent from > >> continuing with it. > >> > >> > Then on the home screen it will ask users for the XWiki > >> > Account Details to login or if the user doesn't have the account > their is > >> > an option for the registration also. And after the successful login > the > >> > account will be added to the accounts section in android. On the next > >> step > >> > it will ask you to add/sync XWiki Users in your contacts (I am > making one > >> > modification that user can skip this step also). > >> > > >> > >> > ** (nice to have) all modifying those Android contacts and send the > >> > modifications > >> > to the wiki > >> > Can you please explain what does this mean. > >> > >> This is about two ways synchronization. The first way is XWiki -> > >> Android but a nice to have would be to also allow the user to modify a > >> contact that come from XWiki and have the modification applied > >> automatically to XWiki (that is if the user have enough right to > >> modify this contact, for example he will always have enough right to > >> modify his own contact and if he is admin he can also modify others). > >> This makes a lot easier to update to information in his profile or on > >> other contact (missing phone number that you know, etc.). > >> > >> > > >> > also I think we will get some details to retrieve the user details > that > >> are > >> > stored on xwiki servers and allowed to modify if new account is > created. > >> > > >> > I am making this whole project on android studio and think of to > target > >> > android versions > 5.0 (Is it ok or we have to target the < 5.0 > devices > >> > also). Also to make the UI more attractive I am planning to > implement the > >> > material design on the Application and one animated Xwiki welcome > sceen > >> > that will be started on the starting of the Application. > >> > >> I really don't think 5.0 is a good starting point. Its market share is > >> still very low compared to other versions of Android and you should > >> not target anything more recent than 4.4 and ideally 4.1 from what I > >> can see on http://www.droid-life.com/tag/distribution/ for example. > >> > >> > > >> > Waiting for the suggestions on my plans. > >> > >> Note that your final proposal will need a more details than that > >> (things you plan to use in the Android SDK, etc). Since you are not > >> the only one that seems interested by this idea you will need to show > >> us that you will be able to finish this (i.e. you understand how > >> things should be done, etc.). > >> > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > Manish Bisht > >> > > >> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > >> thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; > >>> >> > > >> >> Hi Manish, > >> >> > >> >> Great to see someone interested in that project, I would love to > have > >> >> all wiki contact on my phone :) > >> >> > >> >> We mostly discuss projects here so no need to contact me directly. > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 6:15 AM, Manish Bisht < > manish.bisht490(a)gmail.com > >> > > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > Hello Devs, > >> >> > > >> >> > I am Manish Bisht currently in second year perusing B.Tech from > SKIT, > >> >> > Jaipur, Rajasthan (India). I am familiar with many languages some > of > >> them > >> >> > are HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, C/C++, Java, and I am currently > >> learning > >> >> > Python also. I have created many projects which are hosted on my > >> github > >> >> > account (https://github.com/manishbisht). Also apart from my > college > >> >> hours > >> >> > i have also started my own startup with Run4Offers ( > >> >> > http://www.run4offers.com/) > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I would love to contribute on this project. So now I want to > contact > >> the > >> >> > mentor for the project discussion. How to contact him. Also If i > am > >> going > >> >> > right Under this project we have to make one android application > to > >> >> craete > >> >> > a XWiki authenticator and contact synchronization of XWiki users > in > >> the > >> >> > Android contacts. And after authenticating the account will be > added > >> to > >> >> the > >> >> > accounts list like Google, Dropbox are added(I have added the > snapshot > >> >> but > >> >> > I got the message need approval from moderator so i have mailed > again > >> >> with > >> >> > same text without snapshot). And then for contact syncronization > we > >> have > >> >> to > >> >> > make syncronization like the WhatsApp does. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> What is in https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-authenticator > is > >> >> mostly a not finished POC for the following goal: > >> >> > >> >> 1) Provide a reusable standard Android authenticator that any > >> >> application would use to talk to an XWiki instance. The same way > many > >> >> applications propose you to reuse the registered Google accounts. It > >> >> must be as safe as possible (no clear password given to all > >> >> application asking for it for example :)). > >> >> > >> >> 2) As both an example of how to use this authenticator and a very > >> >> useful tool, implement a synchronization adapter which will be in > >> >> charge of: > >> >> ** putting all (or a configurable subset of them) the users from the > >> >> wiki in your Android contacts > >> >> ** (nice to have) all modifying those Android contacts and send the > >> >> modifications to the wiki > >> >> > >> >> There is a lot of stuff already started but should not be taken as > >> >> granted and at the end the result should be: > >> >> * well documented (especially what an application author should do > to > >> >> use that connector properly but also for anyone that want to > continue > >> >> working on it) > >> >> * have automated tests > >> >> * easily built without something like Android Studio (probably > graddle > >> >> which seems to be the new standard in Android world. XWiki is mainly > >> >> using Maven right now and Maven have Android plugins.), it will also > >> >> need to be automatically built on ci.xwiki.org > >> >> > >> >> Of course the plan is to have it on Google Play Store at the end :) > >> >> > >> >> Feature wise this project is not very big (and it's already started) > >> >> but the most important thing is to be as standard and integrated as > >> >> possible and easy to use for applications that would want to > >> >> manipulate an XWiki instance. > >> >> > >> >> Your proposal should details what you plan to do, what Android > version > >> >> your are targeting (should support version as old as possible since > >> >> latest version are far from being as common as application authors > >> >> would like them to be :)), etc. > >> >> > >> >> > Can I start working on this project or some other person is > working on > >> >> > this. Can I start preparing some of the snapshots that i can > attach > >> in my > >> >> > project proposal. > >> >> > >> >> If you are talking about > >> >> https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-authenticator yes nobody > is > >> >> planning to work on it any time soon as far as I know. > >> >> > >> >> Now for the "Can I start working on this project" it depends what > you > >> >> mean exactly. Anybody can work on it and do pull requests since it's > >> >> an open source project but as for the GSOC we did not pass the > student > >> >> selection phase yet so it's mostly about writing proposals for now. > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > Waiting for your replies. > >> >> > > >> >> > Regards, > >> >> > Manish Bisht > >> >> > Founder/CEO > >> >> > Run4Offers.com > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > devs mailing list > >> >> > devs(a)xwiki.org > >> >> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Thomas Mortagne > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> devs mailing list > >> >> devs(a)xwiki.org > >> >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > devs mailing list > >> > devs(a)xwiki.org > >> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Thomas Mortagne > >> _______________________________________________ > >> devs mailing list > >> devs(a)xwiki.org > >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > devs mailing list > > devs(a)xwiki.org > > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > devs(a)xwiki.org > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >