I'm still a fan of this plan, and will help as much as I can and my free time allows it.
Cheers, Bastian Gustavo R. Montesino schrieb: > Em Seg, 2008-12-15 às 18:32 +0100, Olivier Berger escreveu: >> Hi. > > Hello, > >> The package python-btsutils has been recently brought to my attention >> (Thanks zack). It implements a general python API for the DBTS. >> >> I think that the Debian bts querying part of bts-link >> (bts/interfaces.py) could be replaced somehow by using an (improved) >> btsutils which could use a mirror of the BTS database. >> >> I've started some bits to reuse current bts-link's code to extend >> btsutils, at : >> http://picoforge.int-evry.fr/websvn/listing.php?repname=helios_wp3&path=/trunk/python/ >> (by also changing some bits in bts-link... see : >> http://www-public.it-sudparis.eu/~berger_o/git/bts-link.git/) >> >> I've also filed a wishlist on python-btsutils for that : #508812 >> >> The idea is to try and merge in a distinct common library as much of the >> python client interfaces of the BTS as possible. It would eventually >> support many interfaces of the BTS : SOAP, WEB, ldap, spool files,... > > > Some time ago I have talked to Stefano Zacchiroli (python-debian), > Bastian Ventur (reportbug-ng) and Sandro Tossi (reportbug) about the > possibility of creating an "official" python bts access API to be > integrated to the Debian Bundle/python-debian. Unfortunately this hasn't > progressed since them, but I think it would be the way to go. > > I believe the first step would be to get an overall architecture design > plan, and likely from there the best is to start a new codebase, taking > the useful bits from python-btsutils and from python-debianbts. > > I'm still willing to help on this process as much as my free time > allows, but I wouldn't feel comfortable trying to do so alone. > > > Kind regards, > Gustavo R. Montesino > > PS: I'm cc'ing a lot of people and lists as I think this subject > interest all of them, apologies in advance for the cross-posting. > > -- Bastian Venthur http://venthur.de Debian Developer venthur at debian org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
