[sakai2-tcc] Roster tool changes

[David Horwitz]

I have taken the liberty of adding this to Hudson under the R&D category
(I consider it a good idea to have CI builds of software we may include
in upcoming releases)

http://builds.sakaiproject.org:8080/view/RnD/job/Trimpath%20Roster/

D

On 08/19/2010 02:44 PM, Daniel Robinson wrote:
> Dear Sakai 2 Technical Coordination Committee,
>
> Earlier in the year, Adrian Fish and myself at Lancaster University,  
> UK, volunteered to take over the development and maintenance of the  
> Roster tool. We have rewritten the tool in a separate branch using  
> JavaScript and Trimpath, and the plan is to move Roster to an indie  
> project. Details of the work are attached to the following JIRA ticket:
>
> http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-18778
>
> We have tried to resolve outstanding JIRA tickets along the way. All  
> of the issues incorporated on the above ticket, plus sub-tasks, are  
> resolved. Once the new code is committed to trunk, we can close those  
> issues.
>
> Details of new tool:
>
> We have maintained the feature set of the old Roster tool.
>
> We have maintained the same Roster UI with two exceptions: 1. some  
> small changes have been made to fix outstanding JIRA tickets (see  
> above); 2. some small layout changes to the Pictures view have been  
> made, and we plan on further developing the Pictures view to integrate  
> with Profile2. We plan on seeking input from the wider Sakai community  
> for new feature requests.
>
> We have removed all executable code from the old Roster tool in the  
> new version. There is no API for the new Roster tool. The new tool  
> consists of JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and a SakaiProxy and EntityProviders  
> written in Java. The new Roster tool is a webapp that can be deployed  
> without restarting Sakai.
>
> We have moved the rendering to the browser client, so content is  
> rendered more quickly and server load is decreased.
>
> We have converted the localization bundles from the old Roster tool to  
> maintain the internationalization support.
>
> We have reduced the number of tool/API dependencies e.g. the  
> dependency on the old Profile API has been removed.
>
> If anyone would like to test the work for themselves, the code is  
> available:
>
> https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/roster/branches/trimpath_work
>
> Please bear in mind the branch is under active development.
>
> If anyone has any questions or requires further clarification, please  
> don't hesitate to ask.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Daniel and Adrian
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