From: <pao...@gm...> - 2008-09-26 12:34:01
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If you see it that way, Mifan, then we should look into it. probably there is/could be a module, is that called an API? To port a portion of the p2paid repository to some Sahana module. It looks like you would know how to do that. If we cant give you access to the current server,it may be possible to give you a clone of the site and the code for you to manipulate with, and that you may care to share with us too If that's so, then what we may have to do is ____________________________________ identify the tables that we want to match from the respective implementations, match the labels of each to each other wrap an xml schema around them (to be researched) implement the data exchange and test so, the mutual functionality would be: be able to view the external representation (refresh frequency) be able to interact/manipulate ? (to what extent can the user add/edit/delete/annotate? to be decided) other? Need to be able to create rules (such as exclusion) Permissioning (who can do what) ================================================================= Something like that? pdm On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Mifan Careem <mi...@re...> wrote: > On Fri, 2008-09-26 at 08:22 +0530, Chamindra de Silva wrote: >> Another option is to have a generic abstraction to support drupal >> modules within Sahana. I have mentioned this before, but just need >> some time to explore how we can make this happen. As both are based on >> PHP and similar architectures, I think it is very doable and the >> added >> benefit is that it would open Sahana to a whole range of other Drupal >> module that are already there. Would anyone be interested into looking >> at this possibility with me? > Just to let you know that the vice-versa scenario is available - that > is, accessing Sahana modules from within Drupal and similar CMSs. This > was part of the research conducted by IOSN and members of the > Sahana,Drupal,Mambo etc communities. Ravindra would be able to elaborate > on this a bit more. > > >From a birds-eye point of view, this uses web services - at the same > time, there is specific bridge functionality between the 2 systems, so > that Drupal users can 'see' the Sahana functionality within it. I guess > the same approach can be taken to expose Drupal modules within/to > Sahana. > > AFAIK, a code rewrite wouldn't be required - just some bridge > functionality would do, and the rest could be handled via web-services. > > Regards > > Mifan > > >> > >> > -- > Regards > > Mifan Careem > -- > Respere | http://respere.com/ | "Dum spiro spero" > TalkSahana | http://talksahana.com/ | The Unofficial Official Sahana > Blog! > Techmania | http://techmania.wordpress.com/ | Life,the Universe and > Everything > > > > -- Paola Di Maio School of IT www.mfu.ac.th ********************************************* |