March 2009 - xwiki-devs@xwiki.org

Re: [xwiki-devs] GSOC 2009 project idea "Survey Application" Clearing some doubts in statistical analysis
by Chathura Prabuddha 29 Mar '09

29 Mar '09

Hai Dear mentors I have some doubts of what you think of about my idea defining a hypothesis for the survey application If you are not clear about my idea please visit my blog http://gacpganegoda.blogspot.com/ I hope this idea can give a good meaning to the survey application. Also if its too complex we can add some option like "ignore this" option. Need your guidance. Thank you. -- ~ Chathura Prabuddha Ganegoda~ Undergraduate, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

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[xwiki-devs] XWiki/2.0 list behavior with (% ... %)
by Pascal Voitot 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Hello, I use XWiki/2.0 syntax and write something like: here is my list: (% class="myCssClass" %) * blablabla * bliblibli and it renders <ul class="myCssClass"> in the Syntax, I can see (% style="" %) but not something else and in the xwiki code I don't find where this "(% %)" is defined... can you explain exactly what is the meaning and role of "(% %)" ? regards Pascal

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[xwiki-devs] Question regarding Anti Vandalism Filters project
by Ancuta Maria Gheorghe 28 Mar '09

28 Mar '09

Hello It was suggested in a previous message that Anti Vandalism Filters project should be integrated with an already existing third party spam detection tool. Is this tool already chosen or it's under investigation? Thank you!

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[xwiki-devs] [Proposal] Always use Class for ComponentManager.lookup() instead of string
by Vincent Massol 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hi, Thomas and I would like to propose using a Class to look up components when using the ComponentManager interface. Rationale: * This removes the need for having public static final ROLE fields in interfaces and prevents duplication with annotation WDYT? I'll do it in a few hours, let me know if you don't agree. Thanks -Vincent

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[xwiki-devs] [VOTE] Make checkstyle support clone() method implementation which does not call super.clone()
by Thomas Mortagne 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hi devs, We have some use case where we don't need/want to call super.clone() in clone: the non modifiable Block like SpaceBlock that should always return the same static unique instance. Also checkstyle does not see when clone() actually call super.clone() but indirectly, using another method which call super.clone(). See AbstractBlock class for example. So I would like to comment this rule out of checkstyle configuration file in the XWiki verification maven plugin. WDYT ? (Note: the modification is already committed, i will revert it if some is against it.) Here is my +1 -- Thomas Mortagne

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[xwiki-devs] Applying for Anti Vandalism Filters Project
by Ancuta Maria Gheorghe 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hello, my name is Gheorghe Ancuta and I am an undergraduate student at University of Bucharest, Computer Science Degree. I am interested in this project: “Anti Vandalism Filters” I want to take my chances with this project because i am really interested in everything that is related to security, protection, vandalism, cryptography, etc. and also because Java is my favorite programming language. ( http://javageekgirl.wordpress.com/ ) So it's the kind of project that can keep we awake at nights just to make sure i can make the best of it. Here are some ideas for this project, solutions for fighting the evil :) - implement an algorithm to check the message ( for example : using black lists, word/phrase filter(statistical filters), a Bayesian spam filtering, etc) but taking care that the implementation doesn't affect the non spam/vandalism contents, or as it was suggested on the mailing list, integrate with an already existing third party spam detection tool. - create lists: - a black list of ips (and, as it was specified in the project description,an integration with an anti-spam service that list bad ips) – although this is a little tricky because of dynamic ip allocation. - a black list of websites (because usually spam messages are intended for publicity) - a list of vandal users - a white list of trusted users These lists can be really useful: they will help improving the program because it will get rid of unnecessary processing costs: memory, cpu, CAPTHCA for trusted users, etc. - CAPTHCA integration for bot protection;use it at various moments: registration, adding new page or update on old one(for users that are not listed in the whitelist of trusted users), anonymous comments, etc. - give trusted users the possibility to watch their articles, or other articles they choose(sending updates info on email, for example). - allow users to report vandalism actions that passed the detection: these reports can be processed by an administrator so he can improve vandal detection. - allow only registered users to edit. - new users have a limited number of possible edits until they will be checked by an administrator : after that the users will be listed added to the white list, if trusted, or to the blacklist, if not. Limit the edits by setting maximum X number of edits per every Y seconds. These limits, X and Y can have different levels based on the registration date of the user. - have a stable version saved for articles, so that when they will be affected by vandalism, we can easily rollback the content. It is true that this will need more disk space, but it's a good way to have a backup for valuable data. *Technical skills: * I took this Course: Fundamentals of Java Programming -at Infoacademy in Bucharest, Romania which was finalized with a PhoneBook project. Besides this, all my programming activity is based on school projects. I have medium experience working with Java SE, J2EE, C#, Asp.Net, Javascript,c,c++ , Html, CSS, Mysql, Sql. Currently, i am working on this project:” Monitoring and Managing Local Network” (Details: Language: Java – J2EE tehnology + shell scripting, Database: Mysql, Framework: Web Server: Tomcat 5.5, IDE: Netbeans, Operating System: Ubuntu).*Other projects that I created:* Instant Messenger Website for Implementing the Getting Things Done Methodology + online journal, calendar, etc Application for Online Reserving Plane Tickets and a bunch of other little ones,on different technologies and subjects, as school projects *Others*: Ubuntu, Debian, Networking techologies. I took Cisco CCNA and LPI(Linux Professional Institute) courses. Lately I became very interested of cryptography, security, web protection and I started to do a lot of research in this area. *If you would be willing and able to do other projects instead, which ones?* “Survey Application”, “Import from other popular blogging platforms” or “Import Export from any other Wiki” Email Address: gheorghe.ancuta(a)gmail.com Instant messenger : ancuta.maria(a)yahoo.com Personal Blog: http://javageekgirl.wordpress.com/ Have a great day!

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[xwiki-devs] XWiki shemas
by walido 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hi, is it possible to have an overview about database schema of xwiki? (not the list of tables like in DevGuide) but a conceptual shéma with relations and cardinalities and same for the classes diagramm thanks for all -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/XWiki-shemas-tp2544444p2544444.html Sent from the XWiki- Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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[xwiki-devs] [PROPOSAL] Introduce DocumentModelBridge::setTitle(String title) method
by Asiri Rathnayake 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hi Devs, I'm in need of this method to set titles of those wiki pages generated while splitting documents in office importer. Here's my +1 Thanks. - Asiri

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[xwiki-devs] GSoC Application
by Anthony Rosequist 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

I submitted my GSoC student application yesterday. It was a couple of days later than I wanted to, but I got it written up and formatted. I was wondering if I needed to do anything, or should I just wait and see if I'm contacted? There were a few questions I was unsure about (not quite sure what you guys were asking, what level of detail you were wanting in the answer, etc.), so I'm definitely not opposed to making modifications and re-submitting. I just didn't know if you would communicate feedback to me, or if I needed to do something first. For example, I haven't completed a detailed design document yet, and I didn't know if that was something required for the application or not. Thanks a lot!

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[xwiki-devs] embedding XWiki in my OSGi app
by David Donohue 27 Mar '09

27 Mar '09

Hello! I just discovered XWiki and I am impressed! I have an open source OSGi semantic data server application. http://code.google.com/p/inqle/ I would like to add a flexible wiki interface into my application's semantic data stores. XWiki looks like a great candidate! So my questions: Does XWiki have an OSGi architecture? Could XWiki (or some XWiki bundles) be dropped into my standalone OSGi Jetty-powered app, and deliver wiki functionality? A challenge is that I use Jena TDB as my back end store (a native semantic database, non-SQL). My data is all semantic data (RDF). I got the idea that any old semantic object could be rendered as a wiki page, with links to other semantic objects. So presumably I would have to write some adapter code at a minimum. Could I replace XWiki's database with my own? Or could I make XWiki use my database in some way? Many thanks, David Donohue

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