Hi All -- I'm working on a CGI-App based module for CPAN, and I'm looking for feedback in three areas:
1. Is there anything similar? 2. Is this useful / what features would make it more useful to you? 3. What should it be called? This application will dynamically create and cache image thumbnails at request time, among other things. The ultimate goal is a Perl-based implementation approaching Amazon's image server: http://aaugh.com/imageabuse.html Essentially, given a particular request's parameters and a source directory containing high resolution images, images will be manipulated and returned to the user. This will obviate the need for laborious graphic production and re-production every time the high-res versions change. For example: http://foo.com/images/bigimage.jpg <-- Returns high-res image http://foo.com/images/640/480/bigimage.jpg <-- Returns 640x480 version of same image Exact URL structure TBD. When the request comes in the high-res version and the cached thumbnail will be stat'd. If the thumbnail does not exist or is older than the high-res version, a thumbnail will be re-created. First goal is thumbnails, but ultimately this should be extensible to all variety of auto-manipulation. My thoughts about the name (in loose order of preference): WWW::ImageServer Apache::ImageServer CGI::Application::ImageServer Any other suggestions? (I'm open to changing "ImageServer" to something else.) Thanks, -Jesse- -- Jesse Erlbaum The Erlbaum Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 212-684-6161 Fax: 212-684-6226 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=cgiapp&r=1&w=2 To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
