Re: [xwiki-devs] Google Android Client for XWiki - GSOC project

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 09:45, Thomas Mortagne <thomas.mortagne(a)xwiki.com> wrote: > Hi Chamika, > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 20:50, Chamika Weerasinghe <chamikaw(a)gmail.com>

>> Hi devs, >> >> Since GSOC students have to start coding from today (23rd May) onwards

>> like to gather requirements and decide scope of the mentioned project.

>> short description of the project is included >> here<

>> (http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GoogleSummerOfCode/Androidclient) >> >> Simply I will try to access XWiki dataset using REST API and implement >> Android Library. Then by using that Android Library a sample

>> will be developed. >> >> Before starting I would like to know all of your ideas related to this

>> as what should be implemented, what will you expect from an Android

>> etc. So that I can get a better understand about the XWiki Android. > > He is how I see it: first of all as much code as possible should be > shared with the "desktop" client and all that should be cut in as much > peaces as possible. The first desktop client I have in mind here is > XEclipse which is also a GSOC project this year so for shared parts > would be great that you work with Jun. > > * model module: contains only the model (maybe it's already OK with >

> * REST helper: list/generate/execute all the supported REST requests. > Probably possible to share this with the desktop client. > * high level tools based on REST request: document caching et > synchronization, basically anything which is more that a direct REST > request and not a widget. Maybe cut this module in two if we can find > parts that can be shared with desktop client, will be impossible for > caching and synchronization I guess or at least not entirely > * widget module: contains android widgets that can be reused in other > android applications (XWiki navigator, editors...) > > * the application: I proposed an android application which help > editing and navigating an XWiki instance in > http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/GoogleSummerOfCode/Androidclient > because that's what demonstrate most of the REST API but if you have > other ideas to demonstrate on Android side no problem. Most of the > widgets used in this application should be in the "widget module" if > they are generic enough. We don't have yet the notion of > friends/connexion that will comes with wiki3.0 project otherwise that > would have been a good candidate for android contact synchronization. > Note that I think the first thing you should do before the first line of java code (or maybe at least the hello world of the application ;)) is to have the skeleton of all that with nice maven based build configuration that anyone can build anytime just by executing "mvn clean install" and test it. I just created a https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/android-client repository which is where you will put your code during this GSOC. If you don't already have one you should create a github account and indicate it to me so that you I can give you the right to push on this repository.

>> >> Thank you all, >> >> Best Regards, >> Chamika Weerasinghe >> _______________________________________________ >> devs mailing list >> devs(a)xwiki.org >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne > -- Thomas Mortagne