Asiri Rathnayake wrote: > Hi Ludovic, > > 2008/7/13 Ludovic Dubost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> Compatibility is going to be the number 1 problem ! >> > > > How should we tackle this issue ? I kind of am puzzled why it works like > that and how to go about fixing it. > > I think the reason there are issues is that you can't just have a partial webdav implementation. For example without locking you have some applications that will behave weirdly.
Also since we are not exposing a "real" disk drive, you might also hit some issues with applications trying to save "temporary" files to the disk. We need to detect the most common ones and handle these in the server memory. I think what you first need to do is write some good tests proving that you are implementing the basic functions properly, including locking (and versioning if it is necessary). One we are sure the basic operation work, then we can look at client compatibility and for this we will need a good logging of the operations sent by the client so that we can understand their behavior. Having a test environment with some webdav server that works well could also be usefull to see the normal list of operations sent by clients. > I have following things on my list, > > 1a implement tests > > 1. Refactor the code (modularise) and document > > 2. Implement Locking / Versionning operations. > 4. Test and make sure it works on all platforms. > > How should i proceed ? what should be given priority ? > > Compatibility with at least Mac and Windows standard tools is key. We need to be able to edit a document in Notepad or MSWord on Windows and one in OpenOffice on mac. You should have sufficient time to work on this. 1a implement tests 1w july 21th 1b refactor code 1w july 28th 2 implement locking 1w August 5th 3 test and fix compatibility 2w August 19th 4 document 5 implement versioning WDYT ? > Since now i'm familiar with code base and WebDAV protocol itself, i think i > can pick up the phase a little, but i strongly believe it is better to set > some deadlines (milestones) so that i too can measure my work. > > Thanks. > > - Asiri > > > >> Ludovic >> >> -- >> Ludovic Dubost >> Blog: http://blog.ludovic.org/ >> XWiki: http://www.xwiki.com >> Skype: ldubost GTalk: ldubost >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> devs mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > > -- Ludovic Dubost Blog: http://blog.ludovic.org/ XWiki: http://www.xwiki.com Skype: ldubost GTalk: ldubost _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
