vfs-devel

Re: [Vfs-devel] class.DBI status and what to do next.

[Abdul-Wahid P. <ee...@we...>]

Hi,


>     I like it, and it seems to work well. It's actually a lot like the DB
> class I was thinking about creating a while back but never got the time to
> take on another project. I think I may add the additional features to it

Ok, so i think we are agreed on using class.DBI.

>     As for what's next - how soon would you want to get the directory
> structure implemented? I'd say the sooner the better. So all things that
> need to be coded around that won't need to be re-coded after the feature is
> injected into the code later on down the line. Unless you've already started
> looking at ways to do this, I can start on some test code for database
> storage of the structure of the directories and getting directories / sub
> directories linked properly.

I think that directories are a vital feature that need to be worked on soon. I
think though that we should try to convert the existing code over to using
class.DBI first. This is my planned road map...what do you think?

version 0.1.2 (1 week) - not sure about this release but would be bug fix and
to do away with mod_rewrite code in favour of the header function.

version 0.2 (2-3 weeks) - convert existing code to class.DBI add mySQL code +
button bar graphics and VFS logo

versions 0.2.x (as needed) - any bug fixes or tidying up of the class.DBI
transfer

version 0.3 (4 weeks) - basic directory support

version 0.3.1 (5 weeks) - grahpical directory browser

version 0.3.x (as needed) - any bug fixes to directory support

Re: [Vfs-devel] class.DBI status and what to do next.

[Abdul-Wahid P. <ee...@we...>]

> 
> We still need to sort out the file storage issue. So I know HOW to write the
> MySQL code. Did you want to go with the 'VFS + $file_id' file names and do
> file system storage or do you want me to work on a better way for MySQL to
> store the files in the DB?


I think to start off with probably you could work on a way to store the files
on the filesystem. I think the 'VFS + $file_id' is fine. Probably we just need
something in the config file to specify that we are going to store the files
on the filesystem and not in the database and another option to say where the
directory is on the filesystem to store them. We could probably have a nice
function that will check the directory has writable permission to the current
web process. I think if you can work on this idea I will try to start porting
the exisiting code over to class.DBI.

Later, we could try to work out a way that mySQL can store the files in the
database.

BTW, what do you think about releasing 0.1.2 to fix the mod_rewrite thing? It
could bring in more users as some people can't use it if they aren't using
Apache. I have also fixed another bug where a null file is uploaded it gave a
SQL error.

Regards,

AW

Re: [Vfs-devel] class.DBI status and what to do next.

[Tony K. <tk...@ca...>]

Hey AW,

> I think to start off with probably you could work on a way to store the
files
> on the filesystem. I think the 'VFS + $file_id' is fine. Probably we just
need
> something in the config file to specify that we are going to store the
files
> on the filesystem and not in the database and another option to say where
the
> directory is on the filesystem to store them. We could probably have a
nice
> function that will check the directory has writable permission to the
current
> web process. I think if you can work on this idea I will try to start
porting
> the exisiting code over to class.DBI.
>
> Later, we could try to work out a way that mySQL can store the files in
the
> database.
>
> BTW, what do you think about releasing 0.1.2 to fix the mod_rewrite thing?
It
> could bring in more users as some people can't use it if they aren't using
> Apache. I have also fixed another bug where a null file is uploaded it
gave a
> SQL error.

By all means, release it. This *is* the current CVS code correct? With the
code changed in get_file.php3 to select files by $file_id not by file name
right?

Regards,
Tony Kirk

Re: [Vfs-devel] class.DBI status and what to do next.

[Tony K. <tk...@ca...>]

Sounds like a plan.

>
> version 0.2 (2-3 weeks) - convert existing code to class.DBI add mySQL
code +
> button bar graphics and VFS logo

We still need to sort out the file storage issue. So I know HOW to write the
MySQL code. Did you want to go with the 'VFS + $file_id' file names and do
file system storage or do you want me to work on a better way for MySQL to
store the files in the DB?

Regards,
Tony Kirk