I think this would be a very useful tool in out projectŠ +1
Jens On 11.05.12 12:38, "Florian Müller" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > We have built something that we would like to contribute to OpenCMIS. > We have called it the CMIS Bridge. > > The CMIS Bridge acts like a proxy between a CMIS client and a CMIS > repository. This proxy can intercept CMIS requests and manipulate the > data that goes in and out. > > Here are a few use cases for the CMIS Bridge: > - Binding changes. For example, a repository with a broken Web Services > binding implementation can use the bridge to accept Web Services calls > and turn them into AtomPub calls. And vice versa, of course. > - Repositories that don't implement the browser binding yet can use it > as a quick way to provide the browser binding. > - The bridge can also host a web application that uses the browser > binding without the hassle of dealing with the same-origin policy in web > browsers. > - It can be used as a repository filter. It may only allow access to a > few but not all repositories that a server exposes. > - The bridge may handle authentication mechanisms that the target > repository cannot handle. The combination of the browser binding and > OAuth comes to mind. > - Objects and properties can be hidden and virtual objects and > properties can be added on the fly. > - Objects can be enriched on the fly. For example, when a client > uploads a MP3 file the bridge can extract the MP3 metadata and adds them > before the object is created on the target repository. > - Folder structures and templates can be created on the fly. > - It can be used in protect a repository. For example, the repository > could run behind a firewall and the bridge resides in the DMZ. > > There are probably many more use cases. > > > The current implementation is quite basic. It works, but there is a lot > of room for improvement and optimization. This is something we want to > do over the next weeks and months. > > Are there any objections to add this to OpenCMIS? > > > Thanks, > > Florian >
