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Name: John-Patrik |
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IRC: <mindbug> |
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email: themindbug@×××××.com |
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Gentoo x86 QA website - Weekly report #1 |
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==== Project ==== |
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The project goal is to provide a web interface to QA data for the x86 |
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architecture, similar to packages.gentoo.org. |
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The website will use the Django framework and will interface with the |
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pkgcore package management system. |
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==== Project parts ==== |
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* Python data importation to feed the framework. |
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* Database. (Why? Redundant? Cache?) |
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* Web interface. |
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==== Done, this week ==== |
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* Github hosting setup, but no commits yet. |
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* Django project environment setup. |
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* Rough sketch of the url configuration. (subject to changes) |
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http://the_project/ -> points to index.html, a search form. |
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http://the_project/results/ -> points to a page displaying the |
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results from a search. |
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http://the_project/package/dev-util/ -> list of the packages in |
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/dev/util/. |
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http://the_project/package/dev-util/diffball -> the package versions |
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and their details. |
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* Started on the Python data importation script, not done though. |
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==== Not done, plans for next week ==== |
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* List with concrete tasks for the project, which preferably change and |
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evolve during the project timeframe. |
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* Python pkgcore script. |
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The purpose of the script is to provide the web interface with the |
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data from pkgcore via a MySQL database. |
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Will take pkgcore (snakeoil) Python pickle stream as input, and |
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produce SQL output, which then ideally would be used together with a |
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MySQL db which the website can import data from. |
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Doubts: Can I justify using a database? Well, It will be easier to |
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re-use the website for other package managers, if using a database, |
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since the database would remain the same no matter from which package |
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manager the data came from. But still, the Agile manifesto says that not |
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to implement something until it is needed, and it might not be. |
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* Connect the script to an MySQL database, and test it. |
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==== Evaluation(self) ==== |
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Thinking too much. Not been "Agile" enough: Too much planning. Too few |
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lines of code produced. |
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Read/learned a lot though. Have been a bit active on the #pkgcore |
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channel, tried to get assimilated, is good. |
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Must have some concrete Python code monday or tuesday. |
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Looking forward to next week! |
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Feel free to chat/email me and share suggestions and/or constructive |
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critizism, or just chat with me for the sake of having company while |
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coding. :) |
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