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On 9 July 2011 23:11, Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Guess I could have a go at those - they seem client based stuff so I > should be able to handle it. > I'll download a new checkout now and have a look. > > However, Can I have confirmation of the state of that proposed c/s > protocol however as Joseph didn't know? > > At he moment Im a guy that doesn't know how it works at the moment, > not knowing what exactly should be implemented/changed, and unsure if > he has the skills needed to do it :p > > Perhaps I'm wrong, or being pessimistic, but at the moment I I feel > like I could fix 10-20 client side bugs or feature requests in the > time it will take me to understand how the wiab client and server > should communicate with eachother. > > -Thomas > > > > On 9 July 2011 19:40, Yuri Z <vega...@gmail.com> wrote: >> A great way to familiarize yourself with WIAB is by comepleting >> StarterProject<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=labels+%3D+StarterProject> >> . >> >> 2011/7/9 Joseph Gentle <jose...@gmail.com> >> >>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Thomas Wrobel <darkfl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> As far as I know, the client-server protocol for wave in a box is >>> >> pretty stable at this point. Its documented here: >>> >> >>> http://www.waveprotocol.org/protocol/design-proposals/clientserver-protocol >>> >> ... Though that documentation is probably out of date. >>> > >>> > It was my understanding it wasnt yet implemented? >>> > There was an older thread here about it; >>> > >>> > >>> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-wave-dev/201105.mbox/%3cbanlktimi_a6zkpsrxqqvhwysrfhh35-...@mail.gmail.com%3e >>> > >>> > David Hearnden there said; >>> > >>> > "I would strongly encourage not building too much on the current >>> protocol, >>> > since it has a number of known limitations. The new protocol is simpler >>> and >>> > achieves a better separation of functionality. " >>> > >>> > Which put me off doing a anything with the code as-is. >>> > >>> > Has this changed now? >>> >>> I don't know - I haven't been working with the wave in a box code for >>> the last 6 months or so. >>> >>> >> If you care about the client/server API enough to dig through the >>> >> code, writing up some proper documentation describing what you find >>> >> would be great. >>> > >>> > Id be happy to - but that might be overestimating my skills somewhat. >>> > My java skills uptill now have purely been GWT or Android based stuff. >>> > Haven't ever done any server stuff, and the wiab code is a rather >>> > steep learning curve every time I try getting to grips with bits of >>> > it. >>> >>> I worked with the wave / wave in a box code for about half a year, and >>> I still feel like that whenever I dive in there. Despite referring to >>> (& editing) those protobuf files maybe a dozen times, it still took me >>> 5-10 minutes to find them again. You can still get work done with that >>> feeling, but it is slow going. >>> >>> If you want a good client/server protocol for wiab, familiarise >>> yourself with the WIAB code and implement those changes Hearnden was >>> talking about. >>> >>> -J >>> >>> > -Thomas >>> > >>> >> >
