From 689ecd932215b7efb25c8961e223421eacb019a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bill Erickson Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 11:24:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] srec presentation Signed-off-by: Bill Erickson --- browser_client.txt | 66 +++++++++--------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) diff --git a/browser_client.txt b/browser_client.txt index 802a14555..bb37c2374 100644 --- a/browser_client.txt +++ b/browser_client.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ = A Browser-Based Evergreen Staff Client = :author: Bill Erickson :email: berickxx@gmail.com -:date: Evergreen SRE Conference, Oct 9, 2014 +:date: South East Regional Evergreen Conference, Oct 9, 2014 :duration: 40 :data-uri: :backend: slidy @@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ == What's all this, now? == -[role="incremental"] * XULRunner is the framework on which we built the Evergreen staff client. * "XULRunner is a Mozilla runtime package that can be used to bootstrap XUL+XPCOM applications that are as rich as Firefox and Thunderbird." @@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ == Why Can't We Update XULRunner? == -[role="incremental"] * We've been using XULRunner like a development platform with a stable API and set of rules. * "XULRunner is a delivery vehicle for the XUL toolkit, which is not a @@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ == The Big Lost Features of XULRunner == -[role="incremental"] * Remote XUL ** Gives XULRunner the power to read UI templates from the server ** Changes to server-hosted template files are applied to the client @@ -84,49 +81,6 @@ * Bonus: Much of the staff client is already developed as individual web pages. -== What Challenges Come with Using a Browser? == - -[role="incremental"] - * Seemlessly printing to multiple printers - * Secure file storage - ** offline transactions - ** workstation registrations - * Interacting with 3rd-party services running on the desktop. - ** RFID pad - -== What do we do about this? == - -[role="incremental"] - * Buid a small, standalone service ("shim"), which runs on the desktop. - ** Talking to printers - ** Reading/Writing files - ** Potentially interact with 3rd-party applications - * The goal is have a small, stable API that requires infrequent updates. - * Only required by clients that need these features. - * could also be 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 instance. - * If built correctly, it could used by other systems, like Koha. - -== Staff Client Prototype Project == - - * Build a sample application so the community could test the look - and feel. - * Interfaces - ** Patron Search - ** Checkout - ** Items Out - ** Items on Hold - ** Checkin - ** Record Buckets - * http://yeti.esilibrary.com/dev/pub/web-staff-log.html[Prototype Dev Log] - * http://yeti.esilibrary.com/dev/pub/web-staff-report.html[Prototype After-Action Report] - * http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:browser_staff:manifesto[Browser Client Development Manifesto] - -== Staff Client Prototype Project == - -image:images/browser-client-patrons.png[Patron Search] - == Development Components == * http://angularjs.org/[AngularJS] @@ -136,14 +90,6 @@ image:images/browser-client-patrons.png[Patron Search] * http://getbootstrap.com/css/[Bootstrap CSS] ** Mobile-friendly CSS with a rich feature set. ** http://expo.getbootstrap.com/[Beautiful and inspiring uses of Bootstrap] - -== Development Components == - - * Java / http://www.eclipse.org/jetty/[Jetty] for the Print and Storage - service - ** Java is portable and has flexible printer support. - ** Jetty is a small "Servlet Engine and HTTP Server". - ** Browser can communicate directly with Jetty over HTTP / WebSockets. * WebSockets ** Bi-directional, streaming, long-lived connections ** Replacement (and then some) for multipart/x-mixed-replace @@ -172,14 +118,24 @@ image:images/browser-client-patrons.png[Patron Search] == Sprint #1 Report == * Completed July 2014. + * Included in Evergreen 2.7 as a preview * http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=dev:browser_staff:dev_notes[Dev Notes] * WebSockets code pending release in OpenSRF 2.4 * Proof of concept Print/Store service ("http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=working/random.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/collab/berick/hatch[Hatch]") +== Sprint #1 Demo == + +https://webby.evergreencatalog.com/eg/staff/ + == Comments and Questions == Bill Erickson +=== Slides === + +http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=working/random.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/collab/berick/eg_srec_2014 + + //// vim: ft=asciidoc //// -- 2.11.0