[Chandler-dev] [Sum] May 14 - 20

Tue Jun 19 21:52:14 PDT 2007

Build, Release, QA
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*Checkpoint*
Bear spins:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008219.html
Dan tests:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008227.html

*rt*
Bear added a "--params=" feature to rt, allowing pass through 
parameters. This allows John and others to pass --wing to Chandler.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008225.html

*Dogfoodable checkpoint*
Sheila explained that we wanted to identify the checkpoint where we are 
ready to ask people to start dogfooding. She and Aparna identified three 
blocker bugs: a recurrence bug, a conflict management bug, and the OOTB 
configuration. She marked them with the 0.7blocker flag.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008240.html

*Blocking Flags*
Philippe summarized the bug council's use of bugzilla flags:
- 0.6.1 blocking flag tracks bugs that block the migration checkpoint
- 0.7 blocking flag tracks bugs that block the dogfoodable checkpoint
Eventually we will use the 0.7 blocking flag for bugs that block the 
Preview release
- severity = blocker is (rarely) used for bugs that break the build or 
TBoxes or block QA in a major way
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008259.html

Migration
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*ics export for non-shared collections*
For the migration document, Aparna proposed adding instructions to 
backup non-shared collections using export/import of ics files.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008222.html

Pieter and Andre pointed out that ics export and reimport will lose data 
for items not stamped as events.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008229.html

*Office calendar*
Aparna proposed moving the office calendar to Chandler Hub.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008223.html

*Dialog default*
Jared proposed changing the default answer to the question "Would you 
like to remove all data from your repository?". We're getting close to 
Preview, have dogfooders, and now have a migration feature. Dogfooders 
won't be blowing away their data. Morgen made the change.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008231.html

*Checkpoint*
Jared asked for a new checkpoint for migration:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008232.html
Bear complied:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008234.html

*Successful migration*
Andre reported that he successfully migrated to Chandler Hub. He noted 
minor issues:
- missing sharing icons are confusing, perhaps mention the bug
- build number not displaying in About dialog -- hard to verify version
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008238.html

Aparna gave bug numbers for the two problems.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008239.html

*Checkpoint*
Jared asked for another checkpoint:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008242.html
Bear complied:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008243.html
Another checkpoint at the end of the week:
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008257.html

Dev
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*Compact*
Jared asked about the "compact" feature Andi added, noting that getting 
a random dialog every 7 days is not ideal for end users. Andi explained 
that compacting the repository is currently necessary to prevent it from 
quickly growing very huge.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008233.html

Reid proposed not requiring an "OK" from the user, just a "cancel" 
option. Andi explained that it doesn't currently work that way. Andi 
noted that he dislikes such dialogs as well. He offered alternatives: 
run in the background with no dialog (Chandler just gets sluggish), or 
do a backup on a regular schedule instead.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008250.html

John proposed doing the compact on quit. Grant proposed having the 
dialog promise a compact in a few minutes, with options to cancel or 
proceed right away (Mac OSX backup does this).
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008254.html

Davor proposed changing the language to "Compact now" and "Later". Andi 
agreed.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008256.html

Andi decided to:
- auto-start the compact after 30 seconds, with a countdown
- update a progress bar while compacting
- offer an option to cancel while in progress
He also considered:
- offering a "don't ask me again, just do it" option
- let the user trigger a backup first
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008260.html

Andrew Flynn proposed allowing the user to schedule the compact. Andi 
noted that he didn't have a quick change for this request. He pointed 
out that the user can compact the repository from a menu item.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008263.html
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008264.html

*PROPFIND*
Jared asked about using http OPTIONS instead of PROPFIND. He observed 
that the design has Chandler making a request to the server that fails 
every time, and essentially asked if that was a "bad smell" in the 
design. Morgen pointed out that this only happens with subscribe (not sync).
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008241.html

Grant remembered a long discussion on IRC (that he couldn't find) about 
the best way to do things during subscribe. He thought it would be 
possible to do OPTIONS first. He observed that Chandler in the past had 
to do some workarounds for in-development CalDAV servers.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008258.html

*Repository*
Andi added a new 'notify' attribute on Kind, and a feature where you can 
turn off 'refresh' notifications on collections based off a KindSet. He 
experimented with turning the notifications off for EmailAddress. 
(Presumably not needed as the UI doesn't pay attention to this collection).
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008261.html

Meetings, Announcements
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Desktop team meeting:
http://wiki.osafoundation.org/Journal/AppsMeeting20070515

A migration IRC session was scratched after blocker bugs were found, the 
QA team went ahead with a verification session.
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008236.html

Geek talk:
- commits and notification
- merges and reindexing on refresh
http://wiki.osafoundation.org/Projects/GeekTalk051707
http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/chandler-dev/2007-May/008244.html

Desktop release meeting:
http://wiki.osafoundation.org/Journal/EngineeringMeetingNotes20070517