[Building Sakai] Entity borker

Wed Jun 20 10:38:00 PDT 2012

Created a ticket for tracking this:
https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-22306

We'll discuss it on the CLE team call this week.
-AZ


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 10:41 AM, John Bush <john.bush at rsmart.com> wrote:
> So there was a little licensing hiccup with the javascript library we
> are using, http://valums.com/ajax-upload/.  I spoken with the
> developer and he's super cool, and going to add the MIT license to his
> list.  The MIT license is compatible with Sakai:
> https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/LIC/3rd+Party+Licenses+and+Software
>
> If you haven't seen the demo, check it out here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F2deBm7O44
>
> Unfortunately I ramble on way too long at the beginning, just fast
> forward over all the crap.  Was feeling lonely and chatty I guess,
> talking to a computer, so sad.
>
> The patch is attached.  What is still needed is an ability to do more
> than one file at once, and probably a switch to turn this feature off.
>  I think those are pretty quick things to work out.  I'd like to
> understand more how this is related to other projects in the works.
>
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:43 AM, Adam Marshall
> <adam.marshall at oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>> That is excellent news and has implications for the work we have just done with resources EB.
>>
>> Our work has (I think) concentrated on getting files out of resources and not putting stuff in there. Our work may be very complementary. We need to bring it together as soon as possible.
>>
>> a\dam
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sakai-dev-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:sakai-dev-
>>> bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Earle Nietzel
>>> Sent: 19 June 2012 22:59
>>> To: sakai-dev List
>>> Subject: Re: [Building Sakai] Entity borker
>>>
>>> Hi Gayan,
>>>
>>> rSmart has worked on the drag and drop and will contribute this once
>>> we are satisfied that it is ready. It is in QA and we have some other
>>> non technical issues to address. We will release this when it is
>>> ready, hopefully not to much longer :).
>>>
>>> Earle
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 5:09 AM, Adam Marshall
>>> <adam.marshall at oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>>> > We haven't started work on the drag and drop but we do have some
>>> Resources EB code. This will be committed back in the next couple of weeks
>>> but if I remember correctly we haven't implemented all the APIs that the
>>> drag and drop code will need.
>>> >
>>> > I have just fired off an email to Steve S (& Adrian & Matthew B) about
>>> coordinating this work. I think we will be starting on our end of the d&d work
>>> in about 4 weeks.
>>> >
>>> > Adam
>>> >
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: sakai-dev-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:sakai-dev-
>>> >> bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Zeckoski
>>> >> Sent: 17 June 2012 18:03
>>> >> To: gayan sukumal wiharagoda
>>> >> Cc: sakai-dev at collab.sakaiproject.org sakai-dev
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Building Sakai] Entity borker
>>> >>
>>> >> I think it's best for Oxford and others comment on the status of those
>>> >> projects.
>>> >> -AZ
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 10:52 AM, gayan sukumal wiharagoda
>>> >> <gayanwiharagoda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Hi Aaron,
>>> >> > I can understand it.Have they done the drag and drop uploading
>>> resources
>>> >> > part also.I have put a link for the proposal of my project. I think that it
>>> >> > not the thing that oxford are doing.
>>> >> > Regards,
>>> >> > Gayan.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Aaron Zeckoski
>>> <azeckoski at unicon.net>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Gayan,
>>> >> >> We generally try to not replicate the work of ongoing efforts in the
>>> >> >> community. In this case, it might make more sense to have you work
>>> on
>>> >> >> another project for GSOC.
>>> >> >> That said, I believe Oxford has already solved the issue of uploading
>>> >> >> resources through EB. Perhaps one of them can share a link to that
>>> >> >> code.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> -AZ
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 10:03 AM, gayan sukumal wiharagoda
>>> >> >> <gayanwiharagoda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> > HI Aaron,
>>> >> >> > I am also working on the drag and drop uploading as project for the
>>> >> >> >  GSOC.
>>> >> >> > Now I have develop the basic front end(java script). I want to create
>>> >> >> > the
>>> >> >> > back end of that.
>>> >> >> > Regards,
>>> >> >> > Gayan.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Aaron Zeckoski
>>> >> <azeckoski at unicon.net>
>>> >> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Resources action is unrelated to EB and there is not a provider in
>>> the
>>> >> >> >> core for dealing with content at this time. There are some works in
>>> >> >> >> progress. There is also already a bit of drag and drop code which
>>> >> >> >> rsmart is working on (for upload) and there is this contrib code (not
>>> >> >> >> currently being developed but you might be able to get some ideas
>>> >> from
>>> >> >> >> it):
>>> >> >> >> https://source.sakaiproject.org/contrib/resources/rsf/trunk/
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> -AZ
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 3:00 AM, gayan sukumal wiharagoda
>>> >> >> >> <gayanwiharagoda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> > Hi Aaron,
>>> >> >> >> > I have gone though
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > the /content/content-
>>> >> tool/tool/src/java/org/sakaiproject/content/tool/ResourcesAction.java
>>> >> >> >> > to understand the entity broker. Since I am try to implement drag
>>> >> and
>>> >> >> >> > drop
>>> >> >> >> > resource uploading. But I am confuse with  "protected static final
>>> >> >> >> > String
>>> >> >> >> > PREFIX = "ResourceTypeHelper.";" line. What is this prefix do.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > regards,
>>> >> >> >> > Gayan
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 9:08 AM, gayan sukumal wiharagoda
>>> >> >> >> > <gayanwiharagoda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >>  Thanks Aaron. I have gone though the tutorial. In entity broker
>>> >> >> >> >> what
>>> >> >> >> >> we
>>> >> >> >> >> can do is access the methods of class via prefix,id,reference. Is
>>> >> >> >> >> that
>>> >> >> >> >> so.
>>> >> >> >> >> Regards
>>> >> >> >> >> Gayan.
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Aaron Zeckoski
>>> >> >> >> >> <azeckoski at unicon.net>
>>> >> >> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>> This page has some high level information about it:
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >>
>>> https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/SAKDEV/Entity+Provider+and+B
>>> >> roker
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>> In Sakai, it is mostly used for transferring data between Sakai
>>> and
>>> >> >> >> >>> other systems (via REST) but it can also be used as a way to
>>> >> >> >> >>> transfer
>>> >> >> >> >>> data between internal parts of Sakai without direct
>>> dependency
>>> >> on
>>> >> >> >> >>> the
>>> >> >> >> >>> classes.
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>> -AZ
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>>
>>> >> >> >> >>> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 7:34 AM, gayan sukumal wiharagoda
>>> >> >> >> >>> <gayanwiharagoda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >> >> >>> > Hi all,
>>> >> >> >> >>> > Can some one explain about the entity broker. What it is
>>> dose. Is
>>> >> >> >> >>> > it
>>> >> >> >> >>> > use way
>>> >> >> >> >>> > of mapping java class?. Help me I am confuse with it.
>>> >> >> >> >>> > Regards,
>>> >> >> >> >>> > Gayan.
>>> >> >> >> >>> >
>>> >> >> >> >>> >
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