[Ijsql-devel] Re: Tasks and the like

[Peter K. <pk...@ho...>]

Bill,

Just so I understand the scope of this document - do you want a "Visio" type 
diagram which shows all major areas, or a system flow ... "class diagrm" - 
like with high level objects ...

Also, I would assume that saving the result into an HTML file would be ok 
not knowing all parties access to tools.  Also, since the next step should 
be a diagram with some meat, do you have any ideas on the naming convention 
you would like for the packages ?

Regards,

Peter



>From: "William Graham" <ww...@ts...>
>To: "Peter Kasson" <pk...@ho...>
>CC: <Ijs...@li...>
>Subject: Re: Tasks and the like
>Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 00:09:05 -0800
>
>Hello, Peter --
>
> > Yes, the cross-db stuff, xml, metadata and the like are probably a lot 
>for
> > the first release.
>
>Well, the expansion of the metadata querying (task 3) should be easy; I've
>already been thinking on that, and will add it in shortly.  Jukka already
>has the code for switchable multiple db connections.  What other "major"
>function or functions do you think we should target for initial release?
>
> > I would like to see code generation as well, and possibly options like
>pool
> > managers ... etc., but certainly for v.2
>
>Once we define what's in this release, let's rough out a release list for
>the next couple of versions.
>
> > I tried out the gui code in the CVS project, but only got the connect
>panel.
> >   The code looks like it has a JTree and the like, but could not get it 
>up
> > and running ... have you ?
>
>Not recently: I know that it does require a class from the borland jar file
>that's also in cvs.  Did you get that & put it in the classpath?  I can try
>to get it running myself soon, too.  Also, I can get the "author", my 
>friend
>Stefan, to give us a hand   ;-)
>
> > Task distribution - how would this be done ?
>
>Not totally sure.  I'd like to see if anyone has any areas they prefer to
>work on.  One area I want to keep working on is the basic console version,
>since that's what I originally wrote, and what I use day-to-day at my work.
>I'm hoping that others will just make their preferences / interests known,
>and we can go from there.
>
> > I have 5+ databases at my office to work with, on Linux and NT (Oracle,
> > SQL-Server, MySQL, Interbase (Inprise), JDataStore, MSAccess as well as
> > other xBase type databases.  I can do some development on these as well 
>as
> > testing.
>
>Cool.  I have Oracle and Mysql on Linux, and InstantDB on Linux and 
>Windows.
>Sounds like we have a good range if things -- you just about have it all!
>Anyone else have any other dbms or platforms available for test?
>
> > Should there be anything as elaborate as class diagrams, modeling and 
>the
> > like being done here?  I have all the tools necessary and would offer my
> > services as documenter if others want to do upfront design or want to
>lead.
> > I can do the design of these things as well, but wonder if this is
>overkill
> > (at least a few high-level diagrams would be good I think).
>
>A class diagram, basic design, and perhaps a message flow diagram, will be
>very nice as we separate into a MVC architecture (assuming that's the
>approach we use to separate view from core code: other architecture
>suggestions, anyone?), and as we add the sort of things you and Jukka are
>talking about.  I don't want us to go too "design-crazy", but don't want to
>make the opposite mistake either.  Let's see if anyone else has any 
>comments
>about design, then we'll add some basic design tasks into the release 
>tasks.
>
>One thing I do want to do is get us to agree on some coding conventions.
>I'd also like to go back and comment the code, and then require javadoc at
>the beginning of each class and method.  This will make maintenance and
>expansion much easier in the future ...
>
>Thanks again for the input!  Anyone else have comments / ideas /
>objections??
>
>Regards,
>Bill Graham
>

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