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Posted to dev@wookie.apache.org by Nithish R <ni...@gmail.com> on 2013/07/16 17:19:25 UTC
Mentor Needed for COMDEV-22 JIRA :Enhancements to the "nearby people" application
Hi Devs,
I had attended a 3 day workshop conducted by Luciano Resende of Apache
Software Foundation in India. As part of the workshop, we were introduced
to the working of ASF. As part of the workshop, we were asked to choose
projects on which we could work & contribute to the community. After going
through the project ideas, I came across the jira issue[2]. I am interested
in doing this task. I had tried to contact Ross Gardler regarding the JIRA
task. But he is busy at the moment & has not responded so far.
As part of the project, we are required to find mentors for the task. I am
in need of a mentor. I have moderate experience in Python. I wish to create
Wookie Widgets for extending the functionality of "nearby people"
application. Can some of you guide me?
[1] http://community.apache.org/mentoringprogramme-icfoss-pilot.html
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-22
Thanks & Regards,
Nithish R
Re: Mentor Needed for COMDEV-22 JIRA :Enhancements to the "nearby
people" application
Posted by Ross Gardler <rg...@opendirective.com>.
Hi Nithish,
It sounds like you have a reasonable understanding of the project. Some of
your assumptions are not fully accurate (as would be expected at such an
early stage). You will uncover those details as you continue to explore.
One area that is important is the way you would pull data from the people
app into the widgets. Rather than embedding widgets in the Python app
(which would require a python connector as you suggest) I would look to
create a REST interface in the people app and query the database using a
widget. This would allow the widget to be embedded elsewhere and would
decouple the UI from the people app. Take a look at the twitter widget
which does this.
You also asked for a clarification on "providing further information about
people available from other sites (e.g. blogs, twitter, shared slides,
videos etc.)" The people records can include information about twitter
accounts, blogs etc. It would be good to include some of this information
in the widget.
I look forward to your proposal.
Ross
Sent from a mobile device, please excuse mistakes and brevity
On 17 Jul 2013 10:56, "Nithish R" <ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I am glad to hear that you are coming back. :-)
Let me just summarize what I understood from the project JIRA & a some
searching from my side.
The people app uses Django(Python) framework. There will be a back-end
database like MySql in which the details like Projects & Contributors are
stored. Now, my aim would be to develop Wookie widgets on which the views
of users are to be displayed based on the controls from the user( in the
form of URLs). For this, I would need to use the Python(Django) Connector
for Wookie widgets. The widgets would be developed in the form of web
application using Html5 or Javascript.
I would filter the people on the basis of projects to which they are
associated.
Clarification needed on "providing further information about people
available from other sites (e.g. blogs, twitter, shared slides, videos
etc.)" : This means that I have to get the details of people who are
available in the area specified by the user based on the data obtained from
other sites like twitter, blogs. Or does it mean that I have to get the
details of people like their Twitter feed & display it on a Wookie widget?
I feel that the latter can be accomplished using APIs from Twitter & other
data sources.
I am currently working on the project proposal. Also at the same time, I
have tried running the Wookie widgets from source. I am currently just
trying out creating the sample widgets like Hello world & geo location. I
am comfortable with Python. Also I can work with Javascript & Html.
Please guide me as to whether or not I understood the task correctly.
Thanks & Regards,
Nithish R
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Ross Gardler
<rg...@opendirective.com>wrote:
> Hi Nithish,
>
> Sorry I've not responded to the JIRA ticket. I've been relocating to the
US
> and that has sucked up most of my time recently. The good news is that I
am
> now coming back up for air.
>
> I encourage others here to help mentor Nithish, but wanted to flag that I
> am present :-)
>
> Nithish, it would be great to have you work on some widgets for the nearby
> people app. I note that my delay in responding has resulted in you having
a
> very short amount of time building your application. Have you done any
> investigation into either the people app or Wookie widgets? Do you have a
> draft of your proposal for us to review and help guide you?
>
> The page you link to [1] has some links to example proposals.
>
> Feel free to ask for pointers to appropriate materials you might need to
> help you write this proposal.
>
> Ross
>
> Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
> Programme Leader (Open Development)
> OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
>
>
>
>
> On 16 July 2013 08:19, Nithish R <ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Devs,
> >
> > I had attended a 3 day workshop conducted by Luciano Resende of Apache
> > Software Foundation in India. As part of the workshop, we were
introduced
> > to the working of ASF. As part of the workshop, we were asked to choose
> > projects on which we could work & contribute to the community. After
> going
> > through the project ideas, I came across the jira issue[2]. I am
> interested
> > in doing this task. I had tried to contact Ross Gardler regarding the
> JIRA
> > task. But he is busy at the moment & has not responded so far.
> > As part of the project, we are required to find mentors for the task. I
> am
> > in need of a mentor. I have moderate experience in Python. I wish to
> create
> > Wookie Widgets for extending the functionality of "nearby people"
> > application. Can some of you guide me?
> >
> > [1] http://community.apache.org/mentoringprogramme-icfoss-pilot.html
> > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-22
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
> >
> > Nithish R
> >
>
Re: Mentor Needed for COMDEV-22 JIRA :Enhancements to the "nearby
people" application
Posted by Nithish R <ni...@gmail.com>.
Hi All,
I am glad to hear that you are coming back. :-)
Let me just summarize what I understood from the project JIRA & a some
searching from my side.
The people app uses Django(Python) framework. There will be a back-end
database like MySql in which the details like Projects & Contributors are
stored. Now, my aim would be to develop Wookie widgets on which the views
of users are to be displayed based on the controls from the user( in the
form of URLs). For this, I would need to use the Python(Django) Connector
for Wookie widgets. The widgets would be developed in the form of web
application using Html5 or Javascript.
I would filter the people on the basis of projects to which they are
associated.
Clarification needed on "providing further information about people
available from other sites (e.g. blogs, twitter, shared slides, videos
etc.)" : This means that I have to get the details of people who are
available in the area specified by the user based on the data obtained from
other sites like twitter, blogs. Or does it mean that I have to get the
details of people like their Twitter feed & display it on a Wookie widget?
I feel that the latter can be accomplished using APIs from Twitter & other
data sources.
I am currently working on the project proposal. Also at the same time, I
have tried running the Wookie widgets from source. I am currently just
trying out creating the sample widgets like Hello world & geo location. I
am comfortable with Python. Also I can work with Javascript & Html.
Please guide me as to whether or not I understood the task correctly.
Thanks & Regards,
Nithish R
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Ross Gardler
<rg...@opendirective.com>wrote:
> Hi Nithish,
>
> Sorry I've not responded to the JIRA ticket. I've been relocating to the US
> and that has sucked up most of my time recently. The good news is that I am
> now coming back up for air.
>
> I encourage others here to help mentor Nithish, but wanted to flag that I
> am present :-)
>
> Nithish, it would be great to have you work on some widgets for the nearby
> people app. I note that my delay in responding has resulted in you having a
> very short amount of time building your application. Have you done any
> investigation into either the people app or Wookie widgets? Do you have a
> draft of your proposal for us to review and help guide you?
>
> The page you link to [1] has some links to example proposals.
>
> Feel free to ask for pointers to appropriate materials you might need to
> help you write this proposal.
>
> Ross
>
> Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
> Programme Leader (Open Development)
> OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
>
>
>
>
> On 16 July 2013 08:19, Nithish R <ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Devs,
> >
> > I had attended a 3 day workshop conducted by Luciano Resende of Apache
> > Software Foundation in India. As part of the workshop, we were introduced
> > to the working of ASF. As part of the workshop, we were asked to choose
> > projects on which we could work & contribute to the community. After
> going
> > through the project ideas, I came across the jira issue[2]. I am
> interested
> > in doing this task. I had tried to contact Ross Gardler regarding the
> JIRA
> > task. But he is busy at the moment & has not responded so far.
> > As part of the project, we are required to find mentors for the task. I
> am
> > in need of a mentor. I have moderate experience in Python. I wish to
> create
> > Wookie Widgets for extending the functionality of "nearby people"
> > application. Can some of you guide me?
> >
> > [1] http://community.apache.org/mentoringprogramme-icfoss-pilot.html
> > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-22
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
> >
> > Nithish R
> >
>
Re: Mentor Needed for COMDEV-22 JIRA :Enhancements to the "nearby
people" application
Posted by Ross Gardler <rg...@opendirective.com>.
Hi Nithish,
Sorry I've not responded to the JIRA ticket. I've been relocating to the US
and that has sucked up most of my time recently. The good news is that I am
now coming back up for air.
I encourage others here to help mentor Nithish, but wanted to flag that I
am present :-)
Nithish, it would be great to have you work on some widgets for the nearby
people app. I note that my delay in responding has resulted in you having a
very short amount of time building your application. Have you done any
investigation into either the people app or Wookie widgets? Do you have a
draft of your proposal for us to review and help guide you?
The page you link to [1] has some links to example proposals.
Feel free to ask for pointers to appropriate materials you might need to
help you write this proposal.
Ross
Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
Programme Leader (Open Development)
OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
On 16 July 2013 08:19, Nithish R <ni...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Devs,
>
> I had attended a 3 day workshop conducted by Luciano Resende of Apache
> Software Foundation in India. As part of the workshop, we were introduced
> to the working of ASF. As part of the workshop, we were asked to choose
> projects on which we could work & contribute to the community. After going
> through the project ideas, I came across the jira issue[2]. I am interested
> in doing this task. I had tried to contact Ross Gardler regarding the JIRA
> task. But he is busy at the moment & has not responded so far.
> As part of the project, we are required to find mentors for the task. I am
> in need of a mentor. I have moderate experience in Python. I wish to create
> Wookie Widgets for extending the functionality of "nearby people"
> application. Can some of you guide me?
>
> [1] http://community.apache.org/mentoringprogramme-icfoss-pilot.html
> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-22
>
> Thanks & Regards,
>
> Nithish R
>