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Posted to dev@syncope.apache.org by Misagh Moayyed <mi...@tirasa.net> on 2020/01/16 16:37:02 UTC
Few suggestions on XML content export
Hey Team,
Wanted to share a couple of ideas with you to see if they may be worth following up with JIRAs and PRs:
- While working on Syncope, often times I end up making a change in the admin console (i.e. adding a configuration parameter), and then I export/download the configuration XML, pick out the new changes from the saved XML file to put into my own version of the MasterContent.xml. This works great with one small issue and that is, I have to download and the save file. It would be more comfortable if Syncope offered a way to just view the XML configuration with an export option separately.
- Similarly, it would be even better if I the admin console allowed one to view the XML configuration of an individual item. For example, I would be interested in seeing the XML representation of the new configuration parameter I added in the admin console, or it might be a user object, group, etc.
WDYT?
--Misagh
Re: Few suggestions on XML content export
Posted by Marco Di Sabatino Di Diodoro <ma...@tirasa.net>.
Il 16/03/21 10:13, Andrea Patricelli ha scritto:
> FYI I've just opened [1] about this topic.
It would be interesting to be able to export and then "import" a single
configuration. Imagine that you need to import configurations from a
test env into a staging env. In this way it's very easy to update a conf.
M
>
>
> Best regards,
> Andrea
>
> [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SYNCOPE-1621
>
> On 2020/01/17 08:17:01, Andrea Patricelli <an...@apache.org> wrote:
>> Hi Misagh,
>>
>> we "struggle" with content management every day, mainly for customer
>> projects. So everything that simplifies and helps content management is
>> definitely supported by me.
>>
>> So if some knowledge/thinks or practical work on this is needed I would
>> be glad to help.
>>
>> Il 16/01/20 17:37, Misagh Moayyed ha scritto:
>>> Hey Team,
>>>
>>> Wanted to share a couple of ideas with you to see if they may be worth following up with JIRAs and PRs:
>>>
>>> - While working on Syncope, often times I end up making a change in the admin console (i.e. adding a configuration parameter), and then I export/download the configuration XML, pick out the new changes from the saved XML file to put into my own version of the MasterContent.xml. This works great with one small issue and that is, I have to download and the save file. It would be more comfortable if Syncope offered a way to just view the XML configuration with an export option separately.
>> It would be a good starting point.
>>> - Similarly, it would be even better if I the admin console allowed one to view the XML configuration of an individual item. For example, I would be interested in seeing the XML representation of the new configuration parameter I added in the admin console, or it might be a user object, group, etc.
>> I know that is not trivial to implement this, so agree with Francesco.
>>
>> Moreover, since we are talking about this, it would be helpful also to
>> have (or think the two proposal above as) a content editor that, in a
>> way, leads the user to correct filling of the content (id clash,
>> ordering, complex connector conf JSON, etc.). Even very basic.
>>
>>> WDYT?
>>>
>>> --Misagh
>> Best regards,
>> Andrea
>>
>> --
>> Dott. Andrea Patricelli
>> Tel. +39 3204524292
>>
>> Engineer @ Tirasa S.r.l.
>> Viale Vittoria Colonna 97 - 65127 Pescara
>> Tel +39 0859116307 / FAX +39 0859111173
>> http://www.tirasa.net
>>
>> Apache Syncope PMC Member
>>
>>
--
Dott. Marco Di Sabatino Di Diodoro
Tel. +39 3939065570
Tirasa S.r.l.
Viale Vittoria Colonna, 97 - 65127 Pescara
Tel +39 0859116307 / FAX +39 0859111173
http://www.tirasa.net
Apache Syncope PMC Member
http://people.apache.org/~mdisabatino/
Re: Few suggestions on XML content export
Posted by Andrea Patricelli <an...@apache.org>.
FYI I've just opened [1] about this topic.
Best regards,
Andrea
[1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SYNCOPE-1621
On 2020/01/17 08:17:01, Andrea Patricelli <an...@apache.org> wrote:
> Hi Misagh,
>
> we "struggle" with content management every day, mainly for customer
> projects. So everything that simplifies and helps content management is
> definitely supported by me.
>
> So if some knowledge/thinks or practical work on this is needed I would
> be glad to help.
>
> Il 16/01/20 17:37, Misagh Moayyed ha scritto:
> > Hey Team,
> >
> > Wanted to share a couple of ideas with you to see if they may be worth following up with JIRAs and PRs:
> >
> > - While working on Syncope, often times I end up making a change in the admin console (i.e. adding a configuration parameter), and then I export/download the configuration XML, pick out the new changes from the saved XML file to put into my own version of the MasterContent.xml. This works great with one small issue and that is, I have to download and the save file. It would be more comfortable if Syncope offered a way to just view the XML configuration with an export option separately.
> It would be a good starting point.
> >
> > - Similarly, it would be even better if I the admin console allowed one to view the XML configuration of an individual item. For example, I would be interested in seeing the XML representation of the new configuration parameter I added in the admin console, or it might be a user object, group, etc.
>
> I know that is not trivial to implement this, so agree with Francesco.
>
> Moreover, since we are talking about this, it would be helpful also to
> have (or think the two proposal above as) a content editor that, in a
> way, leads the user to correct filling of the content (id clash,
> ordering, complex connector conf JSON, etc.). Even very basic.
>
> >
> > WDYT?
> >
> > --Misagh
>
> Best regards,
> Andrea
>
> --
> Dott. Andrea Patricelli
> Tel. +39 3204524292
>
> Engineer @ Tirasa S.r.l.
> Viale Vittoria Colonna 97 - 65127 Pescara
> Tel +39 0859116307 / FAX +39 0859111173
> http://www.tirasa.net
>
> Apache Syncope PMC Member
>
>
Re: Few suggestions on XML content export
Posted by Andrea Patricelli <an...@apache.org>.
Hi Misagh,
we "struggle" with content management every day, mainly for customer
projects. So everything that simplifies and helps content management is
definitely supported by me.
So if some knowledge/thinks or practical work on this is needed I would
be glad to help.
Il 16/01/20 17:37, Misagh Moayyed ha scritto:
> Hey Team,
>
> Wanted to share a couple of ideas with you to see if they may be worth following up with JIRAs and PRs:
>
> - While working on Syncope, often times I end up making a change in the admin console (i.e. adding a configuration parameter), and then I export/download the configuration XML, pick out the new changes from the saved XML file to put into my own version of the MasterContent.xml. This works great with one small issue and that is, I have to download and the save file. It would be more comfortable if Syncope offered a way to just view the XML configuration with an export option separately.
It would be a good starting point.
>
> - Similarly, it would be even better if I the admin console allowed one to view the XML configuration of an individual item. For example, I would be interested in seeing the XML representation of the new configuration parameter I added in the admin console, or it might be a user object, group, etc.
I know that is not trivial to implement this, so agree with Francesco.
Moreover, since we are talking about this, it would be helpful also to
have (or think the two proposal above as) a content editor that, in a
way, leads the user to correct filling of the content (id clash,
ordering, complex connector conf JSON, etc.). Even very basic.
>
> WDYT?
>
> --Misagh
Best regards,
Andrea
--
Dott. Andrea Patricelli
Tel. +39 3204524292
Engineer @ Tirasa S.r.l.
Viale Vittoria Colonna 97 - 65127 Pescara
Tel +39 0859116307 / FAX +39 0859111173
http://www.tirasa.net
Apache Syncope PMC Member
Re: Few suggestions on XML content export
Posted by Francesco Chicchiriccò <il...@apache.org>.
Hi all,
FYI, on the same topic:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SYNCOPE-1540
Regards.
On 17/01/20 08:11, Francesco Chicchiriccò wrote:
> On 16/01/20 17:37, Misagh Moayyed wrote:
>> Hey Team,
>>
>> Wanted to share a couple of ideas with you to see if they may be worth following up with JIRAs and PRs:
> Hi Misagh, thanks for sharing your ideas!
>
>> - While working on Syncope, often times I end up making a change in the admin console (i.e. adding a configuration parameter), and then I export/download the configuration XML, pick out the new changes from the saved XML file to put into my own version of the MasterContent.xml. This works great with one small issue and that is, I have to download and the save file. It would be more comfortable if Syncope offered a way to just view the XML configuration with an export option separately.
> Nice one, and quite simple to implement, I would say...
>
>> - Similarly, it would be even better if I the admin console allowed one to view the XML configuration of an individual item. For example, I would be interested in seeing the XML representation of the new configuration parameter I added in the admin console, or it might be a user object, group, etc.
> This is more complex, as it requires some logic to bind high-level objects (as "Configuration Parameters") down to actual database tables - in this case it would be CPlainAttr and its relationships, e.g. SyncopeSchema, PlainSchema, CPlainAttr, CPlainAttrValue and CPlainAttrUniqueValue.
>
> Such logic can leverage OpenJPA's metadata information of course - still, not trivial.
>
> Regards.
--
Francesco Chicchiriccò
Tirasa - Open Source Excellence
http://www.tirasa.net/
Member at The Apache Software Foundation
Syncope, Cocoon, Olingo, CXF, OpenJPA, PonyMail
http://home.apache.org/~ilgrosso/
Re: Few suggestions on XML content export
Posted by Francesco Chicchiriccò <il...@apache.org>.
On 16/01/20 17:37, Misagh Moayyed wrote:
> Hey Team,
>
> Wanted to share a couple of ideas with you to see if they may be worth following up with JIRAs and PRs:
Hi Misagh, thanks for sharing your ideas!
> - While working on Syncope, often times I end up making a change in the admin console (i.e. adding a configuration parameter), and then I export/download the configuration XML, pick out the new changes from the saved XML file to put into my own version of the MasterContent.xml. This works great with one small issue and that is, I have to download and the save file. It would be more comfortable if Syncope offered a way to just view the XML configuration with an export option separately.
Nice one, and quite simple to implement, I would say...
> - Similarly, it would be even better if I the admin console allowed one to view the XML configuration of an individual item. For example, I would be interested in seeing the XML representation of the new configuration parameter I added in the admin console, or it might be a user object, group, etc.
This is more complex, as it requires some logic to bind high-level objects (as "Configuration Parameters") down to actual database tables - in this case it would be CPlainAttr and its relationships, e.g. SyncopeSchema, PlainSchema, CPlainAttr, CPlainAttrValue and CPlainAttrUniqueValue.
Such logic can leverage OpenJPA's metadata information of course - still, not trivial.
Regards.
--
Francesco Chicchiriccò
Tirasa - Open Source Excellence
http://www.tirasa.net/
Member at The Apache Software Foundation
Syncope, Cocoon, Olingo, CXF, OpenJPA, PonyMail
http://home.apache.org/~ilgrosso/