I'm not sure if this was abandoned or not, but I found this searching google. I'd be very interested in such a project and could probably help with the effort. I just created a project on GAE using AEP so I have a little bit of experience on that front.
I think having satchmo on Google App Engine would be a fantastic step. On Aug 26, 2:46 pm, Hazzadous <[email protected]> wrote: > I think one thing is clear, and that is what ever route we take, we > have to be able to merge satchmo updates easily. Trying to change the > Model interface for the satchmo Models would be too big a task and > merging very diff., unless we can somehow automate mapping django > queries to datastore queries. > > I would have thought the best way to overcome the Model > incompatibilities is to replace the Django Model with an adaptor > between the Django and appengine interfaces. I am however also not > familiar with either Django or Satchmo model usage. > > Would any more knowledgeable satchmo developers wish to comment? > > On Aug 26, 7:20 pm, Griffin Caprio <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > My bad, I found some old info in their articles. > > > Using the app-engine-patch sounds like the right thing to do. How > > about the custom Google Model, though? I'm not too familiar with > > satchmos Model usage, so I wouldn't know if Googles Model would cause > > issues. But it seems like there would need to be a parallel set of > > Models, one using vanilla Django and one using Googles. > > > Griffin Caprio - Founder & President, 1530 Technologies, Inc. > > [email protected] > > 312.371.3869 > > > On Aug 26, 2009, at 11:41 AM, Hazzadous wrote: > > > > As of 1.2.3 the built-in django is at 1.0. However, the app-engine- > > > patch project is using 1.1RC and has a few modules already ported, > > > including admin. To me, using this as a base seems to be the best > > > option we have. Built-in or django-helper we'd find our selves > > > redoing alot of whats already in app-engine-patch. > > > > On Aug 26, 5:05 pm, Griffin Caprio <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > >> I also remember some issues with the forms package, but that could > > >> have been because AppEngine was using a version of Django pre- > > >> newforms. They still use Django 0.96.1. IMHO, this is all moot > > >> until > > >> they upgrade to 1.1 though. > > > >> Griffin Caprio - Founder & President, 1530 Technologies, Inc. > > >> [email protected] > > > >> On Aug 26, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Hazzadous wrote: > > > >>> The main issue is the difference in the interfaces of the database > > >>> models. I suppose another issue may be that certain queries in > > >>> satchmo may well not have a mapping to a query in datastore > > >>> language. > > > >>> When then also have the task of checking dependencies are compatible > > >>> with appengine, and porting them when not. > > > >>> I consider it to be well worth the hassle though. Have Google deal > > >>> with server maintenance, application execution, versioning, > > >>> developer > > >>> access etc. is a huge benefit leaving me to concentrate on my app. > > >>> logic. > > > >>> I envisage it would also open up Satchmo to a couple more target > > >>> audiences also; being able to simply update to appengine a sample > > >>> satchmo project akin to app-engine-patch would mean it would not be > > >>> out of the question for someone who is primarily user interface to > > >>> upload the sample to appengine, make whatever changes to templates > > >>> and > > >>> have a shop front up and running without any thought given to the > > >>> host > > >>> it is running on. Further, hosting a blogger.com style satchmo > > >>> service on appengine (login with Google Account, create shop, > > >>> associate shop with Google Apps Domain, fill out products, choose > > >>> from > > >>> a default style, or pay to have a custom design). > > > >>> There's still plenty of meat on that bone. Throw it in appengine > > >>> with > > >>> some ads …baby, you’ve got a stew goin'! > > > >>> Harry > > > >>> On Aug 26, 12:07 am, Griffin Caprio <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>> I would be interested in helping to take a look at that. From the > > >>>> little I used of App Engine, it's non-trivial to get a Django app > > >>>> up > > >>>> and running on it, let alone something like Satchmo. However, > > >>>> given > > >>>> the memory / processing needs of Satchmo, it seems like a natural > > >>>> evolution for deployment. > > > >>>> On Aug 25, 2009, at 5:02 PM, Hazzadous wrote: > > > >>>>> Are we talking project as in a shop, or a satchmo app. Personally > > >>>>> at > > >>>>> the top of my list is Satchmo on AppEngine. Is this something you > > >>>>> would be interested in working on? > > > >>>>> On Aug 24, 5:28 pm, Hazzadous <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> Anything your thinking or in particular? > > > >>>>>> On Aug 24, 5:12 pm, Anthony Cintron <[email protected]> > > >>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> Any Satchmo Devs looking for a project to work on? If you're > > >>>>>>> free > > >>>>>>> and > > >>>>>>> interested please contact me. > > > >>>>>>> thanks, > > > >>>>>>> Anthony Cintron > > >>>>>>> Application Developer > > >>>>>>> Call: +1 718 925 3915 > > >>>>>>> E-mail: [email protected] > > >>>>>>> Web site: sweetiesandgangsters.net/promo > > >>>>>>> Blog: codegasm.blogspot.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
