On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Chris Geer <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Erin Noe-Payne <[email protected]
> >wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Chris Geer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Erin Noe-Payne <
> > [email protected]>wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Chris Geer <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >> > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Matt Franklin <
> > >> [email protected]>wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Erin Noe-Payne <
> > >> [email protected]
> > >> >> >wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Matt Franklin <
> > >> [email protected]
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > wrote:
> > >> >> > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Gornstein, Daniel S.
> > >> >> > > <[email protected]>wrote:
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >> Matt,
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >> What is the upside of merging the branch into trunk before it
> is
> > >> done
> > >> >> or
> > >> >> > >> more complete?
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > > IMO, working off of trunk makes it more "real" for everyone.  I
> > >> think
> > >> >> it
> > >> >> > > should only be done if we are within 1-2 months of it being
> > >> releasable.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > That feels like an ambitious schedule to me. I see 1 month as no
> > >> >> > chance, and 2 months as very tight at best.
> > >> >> >  - There is a lot of outstanding api work to fill in missing or
> > >> >> > incomplete endpoints
> > >> >> >  - We need to make changes to some models so that transitions
> (f.e.
> > >> >> > moving widgets between regions and pages) become state-based
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Can you what you mean by this a little more?
> > >>
> > >> Say I want to move a regionWidget from one page to another. A
> > >> regionWidget does not have a pageId property, so I can not make a
> > >> change to its state and save to a restful endpoint. Similar problem
> > >> for re-ordering portal pages. So we need to either update the models
> > >> to have these references and then ensure that the controller / service
> > >> layer detects the state changes and propagates accordingly, OR we need
> > >> to implement special "action" rest endpoints on these models like
> > >> /regionWidgets/1/move. I prefer the former but either will work.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Wouldn't you update the page and add the regionWidget to a region on a
> > > page, and remove it from another one?
> > >
> >
> > I guess that's true. I'm guess I was just thinking there should be one
> > atomic operation.
> >
>
> Well, maybe. It depends on the data structure. Like I've stated before, I
> don't really think a RegionWidget is a stand along object therefore they
> can only exist in the context of a Page/Region. So you aren't really
> changing an attribute of a regionwidget to move it, you are really deleting
> a widget from one region and creating a widget in another region.
>

Conceptually, I agree; but, then we burden the API user with ensuring the
widget's saved preferences and other properties remain intact.  An atomic
operation ensures it is just a move.



>
> >
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >  - We need to harden the service layer to protect against data
> > >> corruption
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Yes, but we currently have this in trunk...
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> I don't think we do? I sent an email to the dev list a few days ago
> > >> about how the page service will let you set a null layout code. I
> > >> think there are more examples if you start to dig, but that is all in
> > >> trunk.
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >  - We need to re-implement all of the front end as angular apps
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> What is the state of this re-implementation?
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> The portal is roughly 1 week in progress. Profile, widget store, admin
> > >> panel, login, and anything else you can think of are not started.
> > >> Progress will accelerate but each context will still have its share of
> > >> custom work.
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >  - We need to solve some pretty major architecture questions
> > like...
> > >> >> >    - The entire authentication / authorization model
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Authentication I agree, while the current authorization model is
> not
> > >> >> optimal, it should still work, right?
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> Yes but it should be better and I think we will start to feel the pain
> > >> when we think hard about generic contexts instead of just the two
> > >> cases we have in place currently, so it's on my mind.
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >    - How we will now handle internationalization
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> The client messages js endpoint should still work, right?
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> Essentially, but it will need to be expanded because much of the
> > >> messaging that used to be in jsp's and was never added to client
> > >> messages will now happen in angular. Having said that, require and
> > >> angular both have built in internationalization support, so it may
> > >> make more sense to go with the grain and use one of those than roll
> > >> our own.
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >    - How are we going to handle client-side view composition to
> > keep
> > >> >> > it from being to chatty
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> +1
> > >>
> > >> I have a concept here for an angular service that works in the spirit
> > >> of requirejs, in which any directive, service, etc can declare its
> > >> 'view dependencies', which can then be requested en mass via a server
> > >> side endpoint and cached. But that's conceptual only at this point.
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Fair enough.  I haven't seen much discussion of state of the branch
> > >> except
> > >> >> for Jira tickets, so this helps.  IMO, some of these things feel a
> > lot
> > >> like
> > >> >> they need to be solved by V1, but not necessarily before branch
> > merge.
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >> Of course; the merge can happen once 0.23 is released. This list is
> > >> with respect to 1-2 months until angular is releasable.
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > Matt brings up a good point here. I know there is a lot of work
> going
> > on
> > >> > but I'm assuming that since the JIRA tickets are pretty lean (not
> much
> > >> > detail) you are using other methods to coordinate work between
> > people. Is
> > >> > there other communications that can be moved to the list so we can
> all
> > >> stay
> > >> > abreast of what's going on?
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> Work on the angular branch started in earnest on monday - previous
> > >> that the focus has been entirely on trunk and apis. This list of
> > >> issues has not really been discussed beyond what has shown up on the
> > >> list - it's mostly just a brain dump of what I have been thinking
> > >> about.
> > >>
> > >> There has been some discussion off the list about the tasking for the
> > >> angular tickets - I will be more transparent in tasking and discussion
> > >> going forward.
> > >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >> This causes people to not be able to use snapshot, and not
> > release
> > >> any
> > >> >> > bug
> > >> >> > >> fixes into trunk if you find something which needs attention
> > right
> > >> >> away.
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Good point, but if we absolutely have to, we can release bugs
> out
> > >> of a
> > >> >> > > branch that we create from 0.23 tag.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >> Thanks,
> > >> >> > >> Daniel Gornstein
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> >> > >> From: Matt Franklin [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >> >> > >> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 3:09 PM
> > >> >> > >> To: [email protected]
> > >> >> > >> Subject: 0.23 Release & Angular Merge
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >> We are coming up on the end of the month and IMO, it would be
> a
> > >> good
> > >> >> > idea
> > >> >> > >> to do a Rave release for 0.23 that includes the requirejs and
> > >> Shindig
> > >> >> > 2.5
> > >> >> > >> final changes.
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >> To support this, I have been committing minor bug fixes as I
> > find
> > >> >> them,
> > >> >> > but
> > >> >> > >> it would be good to get everyone who is able checking the
> > current
> > >> >> state
> > >> >> > and
> > >> >> > >> logging anything that needs to be fixed.
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> > >> I also see that Erin has been very active on the angular
> branch.
> > >> >>  Given
> > >> >> > >> that it is now the major thrust of the project, what would
> > everyone
> > >> >> > think
> > >> >> > >> about merging that branch back to trunk after the 0.23
> release?
> >  We
> > >> >> > would
> > >> >> > >> then wait to do a 0.24 release until after the Angular code is
> > >> ready.
> > >> >> > >>
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >>
> >
>

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