hey guys ! I want to contribute to the php port, how can I ?
Thanks ! Karim 2008/2/21, Kevin Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 4:30 AM, Chris Chabot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey guys, > > > > Since no one likes to hear "it's being worked on" without being able > > to see it, and i now have the first visible workings of a php version > > i thought i'd post a bit of a progress report. > > > > I've been working for the last 7 or 8 days on a php port of the java > > shindig code, I've chosen to follow the structure as closely as > > possible where the language differences allows for it to make > > supporting the same features and having the same behavior easier. Now > > it's been a bit of a challenge, partially because the last time I've > > read any java code is 8 years behind me, and partially since it's a > > huge undertaking to port an entire large feature set and service > > without being able to test it until all the components are done, and > > php being a completely different environment then the java/jetty one. > > > > I've now reached the point where the basic structure is working, and > > it successfully renders the todo.xml gadget into a valid and correct > > gadget. > > > > I'm still working on the js, rpc, proxy and gadget token bits so their > > not included in this, also the remote content gadgets are not > > supported yet (though that will be very quick to follow). > > > > I expect to have those lacking bits done in the near future, and > > combined with a good bit of testing i hope to have a 'patch' ready for > > submission soonish (and i need to formalize the permission to submit > > it under the apache license with my employer, but that is a mere > > formality). > > > > Feature wise it's completely compatible to the java cousin, including > > the 'features', message bundle, etc support and only the GadgetServer, > > web service and caching parts are different from the java version (in > > memory caching for instance couldn't work in a multi process php > > environment), > > > > You could provide an abstraction here that uses either memcached, apc, or > disk-based caching depending on what's available. APC is pretty much > guaranteed to be there, and larger orgs would probably want to use > memcached. > > > > > and i think i'll soon add a few more php specific > > optimizations soon to speed the whole thing up a bit as well. > > > > The code i'm using for porting is from feb 14th, i'll evaluate the > > patches that happen in the meantime once i've got everything done, > > since doing both would be to much of a strain progress right now. > > > > A working demo can be seen here: > > > > > http://shindig.chabotc.com/ifr/?url=http://www.labpixies.com/campaigns/todo/todo.xml > > > > And the code-so-far for those who are interested in a sneak preview of > > it is here: > > http://www.chabotc.com/php-shindig.tar.gz > > > > Please do keep in mind that it's still work in progress, so i know > > there's no gadget container yet, no proxy implementation etc; If you > > just want a fully functional php shindig server, please wait a little > > more since this is nothing but a code preview :) > > > > -- Chris > > > > > > > > -- > ~Kevin > > If you received this email by mistake, please delete it, cancel your mail > account, destroy your hard drive, silence any witnesses, and burn down the > building that you're in. >
