Would it be possible to see your PoC? What language did you use? Because I was about to start something similar... ;)
Good idea anyway On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:23 AM, Baruch Even <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I hacked such a thing, currently it only shows the GSM signal strength, > not very useful, but it's a proof-of-concept. > > I export a rest-like interface at /api/0.1/gsm/status that returns json, > essentially it's a simple bridge to dbus. > > I then used html and javascript to load this data in the background with > a refresh button to reload it. It works nicely. I used jQuery for the ajax. > > For myself I only need a gpx export of the tracks from tangogps. What > would others want to do with such a web interface to their phone? > > Baruch > > Olivier Migeot wrote: >> The "web" approach is interesting. Ideally, one should expose some >> hooks via REST-like URIs (dbus-mapping or something?), and then let >> much of the interface build itself client side, javascript-style. The >> FR is such a "weak" beast that it would be better to let as much work >> as possible occur on the "strong" (e.g. desktop) side. >> >> Just my two cents. >> >> On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Baruch Even <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Michael Pilgermann wrote: >>>> Offline SHR Manager (oSHyReMan) is a tiny GTK-based tool for managing >>>> your Freerunner from your Desktop when the phone is connected via USB. >>>> >>>> The idea behind is putting together a collection of commands, which are >>>> executed via SSH - before oSHyReMan again and again typed by the user - >>>> now with oSHyReMan automatically. >>> I'm been thinking about a similar thing but maybe a better approach is >>> to have a small webserver on the moko with a cgi that presents a web >>> interface to the user with plugins from various applications that help >>> you manage them, configure them and do whatever is needed. This way it >>> will work no matter what your host is, it can also work when at a >>> friends/parents and not depend on your machine. >>> >>> As convenience improvements that I'd like for such a solution would be >>> to register this webapp with avahi for zeroconf detection and an export >>> of a small usb drive with windows/mac/Linux drivers/conf that can make >>> configuring the network on the moko a breeze. >>> >>> I already have some code that uses libsoup for a basic webserver in vala >>> but I'm also doing other things as well and don't have enough time to >>> work on this all by myself, if there will be collaborators I'd be happy >>> to jump-start such a project. Any takers? >>> >>> Baruch >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Openmoko community mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Openmoko community mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
