From: Bill Erickson Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:01:21 +0000 (-0400) Subject: eg 2014 browser client presentation X-Git-Url: https://old-git.evergreen-ils.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=bdf1685ba5d2773402f0549a843fa5b62963e543;p=working%2Frandom.git eg 2014 browser client presentation Signed-off-by: Bill Erickson --- diff --git a/browser_client.txt b/browser_client.txt index f7032e801..03fdef160 100644 --- a/browser_client.txt +++ b/browser_client.txt @@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ :backend: slidy :max-width: 45em -== Why Are We Talking About This? == +== How did we get here? == [role="incremental"] + * "XULRunner is a Mozilla runtime package that can be used to bootstrap + XUL+XPCOM applications that are as rich as Firefox and Thunderbird." + * XULRunner is the framework on which we built the Evergreen staff client. + * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/XULRunner_Hall_of_Fame * Version 14 of XULRunner, required by Evergreen, was released July 2012. * As of February, the latest version of XULRunner is version 28. * 14 releases of security fixes, bug fixes, speed improvements, and @@ -25,11 +29,12 @@ image:images/jonah-api.jpg[Used The Documented API] == Why Can't We Update XULRunner? == [role="incremental"] - * We've been using XULRunner like a development platform. -// with published features which are maintained - * XULRunner is really a test bed for Firefox. -// as browser features are discarded, they are removed from XULRunner - * Too bad we are using some of those discarded features. + * We've been using XULRunner like a development platform with a stable API. + * "XULRunner is a delivery vehicle for the XUL toolkit, which is not a + frozen API. It is an API that has historically evolved over time, and it + will likely continue to evolve for some time to come. While people agree + that we need to stablize that API, it will not happen overnight." + -- https://wiki.mozilla.org/XULRunner[XULRunner Development Plan Docs] == The Big Lost Features of XULRunner == @@ -67,15 +72,15 @@ image:images/jonah-api.jpg[Used The Documented API] [role="incremental"] * Remote updates - * The browser is the de facto client development environment + * The browser is the de facto client development environment. * Aggressive competition between browsers - * Developers as far as the eye can see - * Most of our problems have already been solved - * Browser interfaces work on mobile devices + * Your average developer is more likely to have experience with HTML + than XUL. + * Most of our problems have already been solved. + * Browser interfaces can work on mobile devices. ** Inventory on a Nexus? ** Real-time holds pull list on an iPad? ** Running reports in the browser built into your refrigerator? - * Much of the staff client is already developed as individual web pages. * Browser Features are designed, documented, and implemented by a diverse groups of people and standards bodies (w3c, etc.) * Browser support for a given feature is a good litmus test for long-term @@ -86,13 +91,14 @@ image:images/jonah-api.jpg[Used The Documented API] == What's So Great Web Browsers? == [role="incremental"] - * We can keep our multi-tabbed interfaces * It's easy to create deep links to specific resources (e.g. patrons) + * We can keep our multi-tabbed interfaces + * Much of the staff client is already developed as individual web pages. == What Challenges Come with Using a Browser? == [role="incremental"] - * Seemlessly printing to different printers + * Seemlessly printing to multiple printers * Secure file storage ** offline transactions ** workstation registrations @@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ image:images/jonah-api.jpg[Used The Documented API] // as the code stabilizes, the updates will be less frequent * If built correctly, it could potentially be shared and used by other systems, like Koha. + * HACKFEST UPDATE: this could also be built to run as a shared service, + accessible over the local network to workstations and mobile + devices, so each can print (and maybe more) to a single remote shim. [NOTE] ====== @@ -133,7 +142,7 @@ Only required by clients that need these features. image:images/browser-client-patrons.png[Patron Search] -== Browser Developer Tools == +== Development Components == * http://angularjs.org/[AngularJS] ** JavaScript development framework project from Google. @@ -175,8 +184,8 @@ Proposed staff client development project, divided into sprints. [NOTE] ====== -The final product will be a mix of new Angular UIs and -existing web-based UIs. Only the XUL interfaces being wholly rebuilt. +The final product will be a mix of new Angular UIs and existing web-based +UIs. Only the XUL interface will be wholly rebuilt. ====== == Sprint #1 Funded == @@ -198,6 +207,7 @@ Development Partners * JS integration of print/store server * JS components for keyboard shortcuts + * More Grid work * Integrating existing HTML UIs with browser client * Integrating the TPAC with the browser client * Possibility of Integrating web UIs into XUL to ease integration