Volley / News: Recent posts

The initial release had a linking problem which prevented the server from launching. The fixed version has been posted.

Version 1.0a4 of Volley has been posted; the main new feature is the addition of the HTTP plugin, which provides web access to news posts. This in an example of a protocol adapter plugin, a concept that will also make possible things like a Hotline compatibility plugin.

I have set up a wiki for Volley, containing all of the concepts and plans developed so far, at http://uncommonplace.com/volley/wiki/

For those who haven't used a wiki before, it's a full-participation documentation site. Anyone can edit or add pages, as well as post comments. So please join in!

Volley version 1.0a3 has been released. This version adds a news service, and a plugin API for the server. Volley is an Internet communication and collaboration application with a modular design. It currently features chat and news postings, but the design allows for a wide variety of services to be added, such as file sharing and games.

This release requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

I've reached what I consider to be a major milestone - the chat service has been successfully separated out into a plugin for the server. This essentially shows that the concept works; next I just have to add some plugins that begin to show off what the system can do.

First I'll add the news module, with support from the client; then I'll add an HTTP module which provides a web interface to the news, but without requiring any specific support from the server's news module. It'll just work! And *that* is what it's really about.... read more

I have begun the work of adding HeaderDoc comments to the Volley source. So far I have done most of the classes except for the services. Not everything is coming out as it should, due largely to problems with the current version of HeaderDoc. I am told, however, that HeaderDoc 8 will address issues like nested classes and other things inside classes that currently aren't working.

The HeaderDoc-generated files can be found here:
http://volleyserver.sourceforge.net/source/

Volley is a client/server system for hosting and participating in chat rooms, file sharing, etc. It is similar to Hotline, but with a more open and extensible design. Version 1.0a2 is the first public release, for Mac OS X 10.2 - it even uses Rendezvous to automatically find Volley servers on the local network.

This alpha release features a working accounts and permissions system, and one main chat room. Future releases will add private chat rooms, different types of file sharing, news postings, and so forth.... read more

Volley has reached the alpha stage! The current release is a private alpha, which is why it's not posted for download here. I expect the next one will be public. The sources are all checked in though (except for a couple of icon and sound files). The main bug so far is that the server sometimes doesn't respond to a login attempt. Pretty much everything else is working! :)

Of course, if you ask nice, I could easily be convinced to send you this release.

Before the SourceForge project was created, I had already started a forum on my site at http://www.uncommonplace.com/forums/

Feel to read and discuss there.