X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/blobdiff_plain/1f389c4ef69b0d61b3e3ec8bf698197102f76828..1d3b64569a69fe2a6e8c7ec8a7c971879aae5af2:/projects/clockworks.mdwn diff --git a/projects/clockworks.mdwn b/projects/clockworks.mdwn index ae09d8b..ef12aeb 100644 --- a/projects/clockworks.mdwn +++ b/projects/clockworks.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta title="Doodle Killer"]] +[[!meta title="Clockworks"]] Hey guys, I heard there was this app called [Doodle](http://www.doodle.com/main.html). It's closed source. Let's make an open-source Doodle killer and call it Clockworks! @@ -17,11 +17,24 @@ What do people not like about Doodle? * Too much clicking * No obvious "I can, but would rather not" +### What to do? + +* Configure the default TurboGears scaffolding +* Work through the [TurboGears tutorial](http://docs.turbogears.org/1.0/Wiki20/Page1) (the tutorial seems to focus on SQLObject, which is not necessarily the best thing. Maybe someone can find some better docs?) +* Setup database configuration and installer (an auxiliary issue is the presence of an installer for people). Also, make sure SQLAlchemy is being used +* Learn SQLAlchemy +* Make sure the default scaffolding works on Scripts (this includes running TurboGears as CGI). Any work done here should be considered for a TurboGears auto-installer, the equivalent of tgsetup) (**ezyang**) +* Write a .gitignore file for generated/not versionable items +* Get friendly URLs working +* Learn TurboGear's templating interface (would like XSLT, but I don't think anyone else will like that) +* Setup a zephyrbot that watches the repository (**pbaranay**) + ### Architecture * Python and Turbogears * Git repository * Use 15 minute timeslices to simplify interface (?) +* AJAX (?) ### Principles @@ -64,7 +77,7 @@ List of "screens" in Doodle Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up. * Integration - * Basic: integration with ICS calendars, GoogleCalenar, Exchange, and TechTime (for faculty) + * Basic: integration with ICS calendars, GoogleCalendar, Exchange, and TechTime (for faculty) * Advanced: integration with MIT's course schedules, Facebook * Would store persistent profiles of calendar data for users * Automatically prioritize and schedule events for you