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

Yes, I want to work in design outside of the GSOC to get more familiar with community and Code of xWiki. :) On 1 Mar 2016 9:08 p.m., "Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)" &lt;valicac(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > If Manish wants to contribute to xwiki.org's design, as Vincent said, > ideas > can be proposed on design.xwiki.org > > Still, since there is no SCM for xwiki.org this wouldn't be a valid GSOC > application (and also since it was not in the Proposed Projects list) so > this could be considered as work for the 'Student Application Period', > but > not as part of the 'Code Evaluations'. > > Thanks, > Caty > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:28 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; > wrote: > > > http://jira.xwiki.org is not a XWiki instance, it's Jira > > (https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira) so it's quite out of scope > > here :) > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Manish Bisht < > manish.bisht490(a)gmail.com&gt; > > wrote: > > > We can add some media queries and some good designs to > > > http://jira.xwiki.org/ to make it responsive and attractive for > Mobile > > > Devices. :) > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:51 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > > thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com&gt; > > > wrote: > > > > > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Manish Bisht < > manish.bisht490(a)gmail.com > > > > > >> wrote: > > >> > One more thing I want to make improvement in the design of the > > XWiki.org > > >> > website. Where is the code of the XWiki,org is hosted so that I > can > > look > > >> on > > >> > the source code and submit the PR after making some design > > improvements. > > >> > > >> I'm not a xwiki.org website contribution export. Will let someone > else > > >> answer this one. > > >> > > >> > > > >> > Also I have seen that http://jira.xwiki.org/ is not responsive. I > > want > > >> to > > >> > make this responsive. Can I work on this ? > > >> > > >> Seems to be back. Was probably restarting. > > >> > > >> > > > >> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Manish Bisht < > > manish.bisht490(a)gmail.com&gt; > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> 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 < > > >> thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com > > >> >> > wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Manish Bisht < > > >> 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; > > >> >>> > wrote: > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> >> 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; > > >> >>> >> > wrote: > > >> >>> >> > > > >> >>> >> >> 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 > > >> >>> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > 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 >