BTW Thomas, are you working on this issue? If so, can you please assign it
to yourself in the Wave Jira?


2011/7/17 Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com>

> hu?
> Auto-Linking was the first starter project on the list;
>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=labels+%3D+StarterProject
> Thats what I was trying to do.
> -Thomas
>
>
> On 17 July 2011 14:55, Yuri Z <vega...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > IMHO, you should be looking at diff highlighting implementation to serve
> as
> > example. Probably David Hearnden can give you more details.
> > But, this is advanced issue. How about taking first on the
> StarterProject?
> >
> > 2011/7/17 Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com>
> >
> >> Thanks, might have to take you up on that at some point.
> >> For the moment I'm just looking around the code trying to work out how
> >> it works and where the new code will need to go for the Auto-Linking
> >> (
> >>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WAVE-275?page=com.atlassian.streams.streams-jira-plugin%3Aactivity-stream-issue-tab#issue-tabs
> >> ).
> >>
> >> Looking at the EditorImpl.java in something called the TypingSink theres
> >> lines
> >> refering to "Node link = hackedTextNode.getPreviousSibling();"
> >> I assume this is a different sort of link being talked about.
> >>
> >> -Thomas
> >>
> >> On 16 July 2011 01:02, Michael MacFadden <michael.macfad...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > If you need any help getting thing going, I would be more than happy
> to
> >> help.  We could do desktop sharing through skype or something.
> >> >
> >> > ~Michael
> >> >
> >> > On Jul 15, 2011, at 12:12 PM, Thomas Wrobel wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> err..sure.
> >> >> That could take awhile, still getting set up here. :)
> >> >> Got the Wave Panel Harness to work, but eclipse refuses to make a
> >> >> connection for debugging (firewall off).  Failed to connect to remote
> >> >> VM. Connection refused.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thinking though it might not be worth my time getting to the bottom
> of
> >> >> this error as eventually I'll need to work on server-side stuff too.
> >> >> Instead I'll try to get a working server again on my ubuntu netbook
> >> >> and try to connect to that. I managed to do this before way back with
> >> >> fedone....think I just changed two lines temporary in the client code
> >> >> to point it at a different IP.
> >> >>
> >> >> -Thomas
> >> >>
> >> >> ps. If your wondering why I dont just do both on the same machine,
> its
> >> >> because I have most of my work set up on my windows desktop machine,
> >> >> which isnt the best place the run a wave server.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 15 July 2011 19:25, Yuri Z <vega...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> Great, let me know if you run out of the StarterProjects :)
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 2011/7/15 Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Been away a bit, so sorry for the delay.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Thanks for all the information, this is incredibly useful.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I'm going to start with doing one of the..well, starter projects
> and
> >> >>>> see how well I handle that. If that goes smooth I'll investigating
> how
> >> >>>> the protocol is currently working (code-wise) and see if I can see
> the
> >> >>>> steps needed to convert to the new model. This could take awhile.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Thanks again for the pointers,
> >> >>>> Thomas
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> On 11 July 2011 10:48, David Hearnden <hearn...@google.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>> Hi Thomas,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Instructions are at: http://www.waveprotocol.org/code
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> A good starting point would be to check out the code, and build
> and
> >> run
> >> >>>> WIAB
> >> >>>>> in development mode (ant compile-gwt-dev).  In the debug log in
> the
> >> web
> >> >>>>> client, you'll see all the messages being transferred over the
> >> websocket.
> >> >>>>> The messages are JSON, and their structure is defined by some
> protos,
> >> and
> >> >>>>> enveloped as (see WaveWebSocketClient$MessageWrapper):
> >> >>>>> { sequenceNumber: <unused I think>, messageType: <message class
> >> name>,
> >> >>>>> message: <object> }
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> WaveWebSocketClient essentially defines the client side of the
> >> protocol,
> >> >>>> and
> >> >>>>> it's very trivial.  Over a bidirectional stream (websocket), the
> >> client
> >> >>>>> sends an open request (ProtocolOpenRequest), some number of submit
> >> >>>> requests
> >> >>>>> (ProtocolSubmitRequest), and then closes the web socket.  After
> the
> >> open
> >> >>>>> request, the client receives a constant stream of
> >> ProtocolWaveletUpdates,
> >> >>>>> containing either wavelet snapshots or wavelet deltas, interleaved
> >> with
> >> >>>>> ProtocolSubmitResponses, which contain the success/failure of the
> >> >>>> client's
> >> >>>>> own submits.  Details about those particular messages can be found
> in
> >> >>>>> waveclient-rpc.proto, but the previous sentence above covers
> almost
> >> the
> >> >>>>> entire protocol, and it's expressed quite simply in the code.  The
> >> bit I
> >> >>>>> left out is the authentication messages, which I never looked
> into,
> >> but
> >> >>>> the
> >> >>>>> code looks pretty straightforward.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> The problems with the protocol are:
> >> >>>>> * it does not support opening at particular versions, which is
> >> required
> >> >>>> for
> >> >>>>> diff-on-open
> >> >>>>> * it bundles state and deltas over the same channel, rather than a
> >> >>>> RESTful
> >> >>>>> state service plus a streaming delta service,
> >> >>>>> * a few others that have escaped my memory (something about
> closing
> >> >>>>> connections? or losing access because of a participant change?).
> >>  Listing
> >> >>>>> the diff between the old and new protocol behaviour should produce
> a
> >> >>>>> complete list.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Hope that helps,
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> -Dave
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Thomas Wrobel <
> darkfl...@gmail.com>
> >> >>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>>> oh, quick question; wheres the current wiab repository?
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> ~~~~~~
> >> >>>>>> Reviews of anything, by anyone;
> >> >>>>>> www.rateoholic.co.uk
> >> >>>>>> Please try out my new site and give feedback :)
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>> On 9 July 2011 23:11, Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>> Guess I could have a go at those - they seem client based stuff
> so
> >> I
> >> >>>>>>> should be able to handle it.
> >> >>>>>>> I'll download a new checkout now and have a look.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> However, Can I have confirmation of the state of that proposed
> c/s
> >> >>>>>>> protocol however as Joseph didn't know?
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> At he moment Im a guy that doesn't know how it works at the
> moment,
> >> >>>>>>> not knowing what exactly should be implemented/changed, and
> unsure
> >> if
> >> >>>>>>> he has the skills needed to do it :p
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> Perhaps I'm wrong, or being pessimistic, but at the moment I I
> feel
> >> >>>>>>> like I could fix 10-20 client side bugs or feature requests in
> the
> >> >>>>>>> time it will take me to understand how the wiab client and
> server
> >> >>>>>>> should communicate with eachother.
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> -Thomas
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>> On 9 July 2011 19:40, Yuri Z <vega...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>> A great way to familiarize yourself with WIAB is by comepleting
> >> >>>>>>>> StarterProject<
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=labels+%3D+StarterProject
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> .
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>> 2011/7/9 Joseph Gentle <jose...@gmail.com>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Thomas Wrobel <
> >> darkfl...@gmail.com>
> >> >>>>>> wrote:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>> As far as I know, the client-server protocol for wave in a
> box
> >> is
> >> >>>>>>>>>>> pretty stable at this point. Its documented here:
> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >>
> http://www.waveprotocol.org/protocol/design-proposals/clientserver-protocol
> >> >>>>>>>>>>> ... Though that documentation is probably out of date.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> It was my understanding it wasnt yet implemented?
> >> >>>>>>>>>> There was an older thread here about it;
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >>
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-wave-dev/201105.mbox/%3cbanlktimi_a6zkpsrxqqvhwysrfhh35-...@mail.gmail.com%3e
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> David Hearnden there said;
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> "I would strongly encourage not building too much on the
> current
> >> >>>>>>>>> protocol,
> >> >>>>>>>>>> since it has a number of known limitations.  The new protocol
> is
> >> >>>>>> simpler
> >> >>>>>>>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>>> achieves a better separation of functionality. "
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Which put me off doing a anything with the code as-is.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Has this changed now?
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> I don't know - I haven't been working with the wave in a box
> code
> >> >>>> for
> >> >>>>>>>>> the last 6 months or so.
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>>> If you care about the client/server API enough to dig
> through
> >> the
> >> >>>>>>>>>>> code, writing up some proper documentation describing what
> you
> >> >>>> find
> >> >>>>>>>>>>> would be great.
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Id be happy to - but that might be overestimating my skills
> >> >>>> somewhat.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> My java skills uptill now have purely been GWT or Android
> based
> >> >>>>>> stuff.
> >> >>>>>>>>>> Haven't ever done any server stuff, and the wiab code is a
> >> rather
> >> >>>>>>>>>> steep learning curve every time I try getting to grips with
> bits
> >> >>>> of
> >> >>>>>>>>>> it.
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> I worked with the wave / wave in a box code for about half a
> >> year,
> >> >>>> and
> >> >>>>>>>>> I still feel like that whenever I dive in there. Despite
> >> referring
> >> >>>> to
> >> >>>>>>>>> (& editing) those protobuf files maybe a dozen times, it still
> >> took
> >> >>>> me
> >> >>>>>>>>> 5-10 minutes to find them again. You can still get work done
> with
> >> >>>> that
> >> >>>>>>>>> feeling, but it is slow going.
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> If you want a good client/server protocol for wiab,
> familiarise
> >> >>>>>>>>> yourself with the WIAB code and implement those changes
> Hearnden
> >> was
> >> >>>>>>>>> talking about.
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>> -J
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>> -Thomas
> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >>>>>>
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

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