Loggerhead directions

[Roland Mas]

Ian Clatworthy, 2010-03-31 10:26:45 +1000 :

> Hi all,
>
> After I wrap up improving the Windows installer build process, I'm
> hoping to get more involved in Loggerhead development and
> maintenance. I'm sending out this email now though because I want to
> raise some topics for debate/discussion.
>
> At this point, I expect my immediate priorities to be "make it faster
> and get it easier to deploy", i.e.:
>
> 1. Help review and land the dozen or so proposed branches.
> 2. Improve packaging so that Loggerhead becomes a standard part of our
>    Windows (and OS X hopefully) installer.
>
> I have some ideas on how to make Loggerhead more beautiful and more
> functional but they can come later. :-)

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> Thoughts?

  Not about the proposed changes, but I'd like to add a suggestion.
Wearing my FusionForge hat, I'd be interested in having Loggerhead easy
to integrate into web applications.  FusionForge currently embeds
Loggerhead in an iframe, which has its fair share of drawbacks but I
didn't find a better way yet.  Maybe having a different set of templates
(maybe with XML output) would be enough: FusionForge could then call
Loggerhead, reformat its output and embed it into its own display
machinery.  That would probably mean being extra careful with URLs and
AJAX stuff…

Roland.
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Roland Mas

When you have a hammer in your hand, most things look like a nail.