[sakai2-tcc] Entity picker to core

[Matthew Jones]

Well the java tool may be super simple but I'd think to be considered for
core it should be cleaned up a little and not just dumped in. This is where
the committers would come into play. ;) The other key piece here the FCK
(and not yet ported CK) picker widget which would also need to be
maintained going forward. I haven't yet looked at the effort required to
port this to CK but hopefully it's not a complete rewrite.

I can file these as issues (there is currently a component for the WYSIWYG
Entity picker rather than a separate project):

1) I think if it was in the core it should be a little more clear about
what it's doing and what the purpose of the widget/tool is. That means
corresponding help, and possibly some additions to the picker when there's
no entity's to pick. It's always confusing (at least to me) when you try to
use a tool and it doesn't appear to have any functionality at all. Is it
broken? What is this used for?

2) The widget has an "Advanced" tab but I'm not sure what any of these
fields mean or why they're there. I can't seem to test it because for some
reason the "Ok" button isn't appearing for me, so I can't actually add the
entity yet.

3) Also, I'm not sure if you've seen the browser UI but it has an
overwhelming amount of detail. That 3rd column (Item Info) has data that
nobody really is interested in and at the very bottom (hidden from view so
you have to scroll it) is the actual link to select the entity. It would
think that it should have significantly less detail.

[image: picker.PNG]
-Matthew

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Steve Swinsburg
<steve.swinsburg at gmail.com>wrote:

> It should meet almost everything on that checklist except the committers.
> That said, it is a simple RSF based webapp only, with 4 classes, and that
> is it.
>
> It uses simple discovery via EntityBroker to find the supported entity
> providers and I don't imagine much of the code will need changing or
> maintaining.
>
> If no one else wants to do it, I'll support it.
>
> cheers,
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
> On 19/01/2012, at 1:26 AM, Beth Kirschner wrote:
>
> > I'd like to have some objective measure for moving tools into core -- in
> the past we had a checklist:
> https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/SCORE/Tool+Status+Requirements
> >
> > How does Entity Picker measure up to this checklist? Who is supporting
> it?
> >
> > - Beth
> >
> > On Jan 18, 2012, at 7:22 AM, Steve Swinsburg wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm after your opinions on whether or not we should promote entity
> picker to core. I've just been playing around with this and it looks like
> really useful functionality. I know a lot of people are using it and it has
> been sitting in contrib for a very long time.
> >>
> >>
> https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/SAKDEV/Entity+Picker+Installation+Guide
> >>
> >> It would go a long way to increasing inter tool linking, as it all
> works via entity broker.
> >>
> >> It supports FCKEditor but there is a Jira for a CK Editor plugin:
> >> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-21667
> >>
> >> In any case, it is a silent addition we can get in and work on in trunk.
> >>
> >> Thoughts/flames?
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >> Steve
> >>
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