[Kde-finance-apps] Re: Fwd: Season of KDE status check

[samir]

Thanks for the reply Thomas.




On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Thomas Baumgart <thb at net-bembel.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> on Tuesday 24 May 2011 22:29:31 Alvaro Soliverez wrote:
>
> > Forwarding to the finance apps mailing list so that others can review
> too.
>
> Good idea.  Samir, are you subscribed to the list?
>

Yes I am subscribed to the list, I will send my mails on the list from now
on.

A few things to keep in mind that ease later integration into any
> application:
>
> - assign a unique ID to each transaction
>  this allows to transfer transactions from the mobile to the PC more than
> once. The desktop applications can usually deal with duplicates if they
> only
> find an ID.
>
>
I will surely keep this in mind. Actually, I am planning to put up some
class diagrams where member fields for entities will show up. I will include
a ID filed to the transaction entity there. I don't know if you agree with
my design-everything-first approach, I just wanted to make everything I did
available in the form of diagrams in the first place. So when someone
extends or builds this project on a different platform, he/she would get the
idea in short time without browsing my code.



> - data transfer
>  using a known and already implemented file format would ease
> implementation
> work on the desktop side. With the current understanding even QIF could do
> the
> job (I know, we all hate it but this time we have the sending side under
> control ;) ) and the software to create it is lightweighted.  OFX seems to
> be
> a bit of overhead since you need external libs (libOFX).  Coming up with
> YAXF
> (Yet Another Xfer Format) adds additional work on the application side.
> Maybe
> the Skrooge logic to be moved into Alkimia could help here.
>
>
I will need some studies here. I am planning to build the mobile client as I
am studying these formats, which means you will get e deliverable without
the export facilities in the beginning.

Please let me know if my plans are okay.

Thanks.


>
> Just my thoughts after a second cup of coffee in the morning.
>
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: samir <sam1487 at gmail.com>
> > Date: Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: Season of KDE status check
> > To: Alvaro Soliverez <asoliverez at kde.org>
> >
> >
> > Hello Alvaro,
> >
> > Hope you're fine. I have put up a description of the Online Billing
> > Application[0] with some explanatory text and a use case design to
> > demonstrate what I am planning for the mobile system. I started the
> > document with an introduction to the project and how it can be used.
> > After that, I illustrated the features of the mobile client software
> > with a use case diagram. I thought the diagram is necessary as this
> > application will be developed on multiple platforms (Android,
> > BlackBerry and maybe Symbian). This will ensure similar interface and
> > reuse over the different builds.
> >
> > While I start building the application, a standard for the XML file
> > that the transactions will be exported to needs to be defined as well.
> > Later on, I will need your help in writing modules to extend the DBus
> > service so that the XML data can be fed to the bus. If scope allows,
> > we can then start thinking of extending a financial application such
> > as KMyMoney with a module that imports this data from the bus and
> > updates respective accounts.
> >
> > Please tell me what you think about
> >
> > The online documentation I have started
> > The contents of an XML file so that it contains enough information
> > such that it can be easily integrated into a financial application
> >
> > Once these are settled, I will require some help regarding
> >
> > How to feed the XML data into the DBus service
> > How to write modules that imports data from DBus service
> >
> > [0] : http://community.kde.org/Alkimia/Usecases/Billing
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Alvaro Soliverez <asoliverez at kde.org>
> wrote:
> > > Don't worry, I've already replied Lydia on this subject to confirm you
> > > on this project.
> > >
> > > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 10:22 AM, samir <sam1487 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Dear Alvaro,
> > > >
> > > > I have received a mail from Lydia Pintscher regarding my project on
> the
> > > > Season of KDE. I have already started to work on the Mobile Billing
> > > > System application for Alkimia, and have begun putting up some
> > > > preliminary designs in the community page found in the use case of
> > > > Alkimia. I am asked to confirm if I have found any project and a
> > > > mentor for that project. Can I reply with this project, and you as my
> > > > mentor for this project?
> >
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>
> Regards
>
> Thomas Baumgart
>
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