Hi Ludovic, On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Ludovic Dubost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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). Agreed but i'm kind of not sure what sort of tests they should be. I believe JUnit testing is not what you meant. Please advice me on this, i'm kind of not sure what sort of approach i should be taking towards implementing tests but i agree with you that we should have tests. > > 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 will look into tomcat and see what i can learn from it. > > > 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 ? > Cool, i will update the devs list at least twice per week so that we can keep track of my progress along the lines of above dead-lines. Thanks. - Asiri > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
