RE: Improving the usability of Stocktrader

[Avantika Agrawal <t-...@microsoft.com>]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for this! I will definitely go through this stuff and let you know my ideas/questions.

Avantika

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Dewey [mailto:Ben.Dewey@26ny.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 7:35 AM
To: 'stonehenge-dev@incubator.apache.org'
Subject: RE: Improving the usability of Stocktrader

Avantika,

First, I attached a patch to the STONEHENGE-21 ticket, this may be useful.  It's very similar to the PHP Config service.  It still needs namespaces added.

I think that the config contract, is a good place to start thinking about some FE designs.  It should have the ability to (Add/Edit/ListServices, Get/Set ClientToBs Service, Get/Set BsToOps, Get/Set DB Config, etc).  

Also, you may want to become familiar with the original MSFT Config App.  You'll have to download and install it from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/bb499684.aspx.  Disregard all of the load balancing config, that is out-of-scope for this ticket.

-Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: Avantika Agrawal [mailto:t-avagra@microsoft.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:20 AM
To: stonehenge-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: RE: Improving the usability of Stocktrader

I think two implementations would be a good idea. I've installed the dotnet, java and php implementations and completed the interoperability walk-through. I am currently working on how to modify the design of the tables in the db. 

I looked at the UI ticket, I will try and brainstorm some ideas for the FE. I'd be interested in hearing everyone's ideas.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Dewey [mailto:Ben.Dewey@26ny.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:45 AM
To: 'stonehenge-dev@incubator.apache.org'
Subject: RE: Improving the usability of Stocktrader

+1 -> So both clients will have a config tab that's beefed up.



-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Baird (Volt) [mailto:a-drewba@microsoft.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:39 PM
To: stonehenge-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: RE: Improving the usability of Stocktrader

+1 -> We will have one in php and one in .net


-----Original Message-----
From: Selvaratnam Uthaiyashankar [mailto:uthaiyashankar@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:28 AM
To: stonehenge-dev@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: Improving the usability of Stocktrader

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Ben Dewey <Be...@26ny.com> wrote:
> Avantika,
>
> Glad to hear your enthusiasm. The reason I wanted to build a .NET config service is to provide a common interface for the Configuration UI (+1 btw).  This is currently being discussed in the comments thread of ticket STONEHENGE-21 [1].  I put this on hold based on Shankar's recommendation that we should spec the UI before creating the .NET config service.
>
> Shankar,
>
> Can you please provide more detail regarding the best course of action for creating the Config UI.  What were you thinking? Web interface, Desktop, CLI?  What language/platform?

Are we going to have only one implementation or one per platform? (e:g
.net , php)

If it is one, I prefer php (no, no, I am not biased :D ) since we can
use same in linux as well. Personally I feel we should integrate this
with our stocktrader frontend, so that we will have one in php and one
in .net

WDYT?

Regards,
Shankar


>
> [1] http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STONEHENGE-21
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avantika Agrawal [mailto:t-avagra@microsoft.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:11 PM
> To: stonehenge-dev@incubator.apache.org
> Subject: Improving the usability of Stocktrader
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> My name is Avantika Agrawal; I am undergrad student at the University of Pennsylvania, interning at Microsoft for the summer.
>
> I recently joined the Stonehenge DL, in hopes of improving the usability of the StockTrader Interop demo. In particular, I am interested in Ben's idea of a dotnet configuration service that uses the existing database tables. I was also thinking of designing a UI that allows the user to set up the configuration without going into the database. Let me know what you guys think.
>
> I look forward to working with all of you on Stonehenge!
>
> Thanks,
> Avantika
>



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WSO2 Inc.
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