Contribute to tasks in Kde-telepathy

[Martin Klapetek]

Ok, I'd take a look at the fake backend. Who currently codes the real
backend, so we can coordinate with him?

Marty

On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 16:06, George Kiagiadakis <
kiagiadakis.george at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2010/11/22 Chinmaya Padhi <padhi.chinmaya at gmail.com>:
> > Hi ,
> >
> > Yesterday , I was an observer to the discussion that happened in the
> > kde-telepathy channel . With the wiki updated with some latest tasks ,
> > I am interested to contribute to these items :
> >
> > (Re-)write the contact list UI.
> > (Re-)write the call UI (just the UI, not the actual call mechanism).
> >
> > I am not aware of the current development state , but would prefer the
> one
> > which can be tested easily . I believe these tasks require QML
> > and it will be a great practical experience for me to use my QML
> knowledge
> > in this project.
> >
> > Please share your inputs !!
>
>
> Hello and welcome,
>
> You are welcome to adopt these tasks, or parts of them. The problem
> with both of these tasks is that no functional backend  exists yet.
> The contact list requires a contacts model, which will be provided by
> libktelepathy. Before implementing it, some issues need to be fixed in
> the nepomuk integration service.  The call ui needs a functional
> backend as well, which is blocked on missing functionality from other
> libraries (farsight, telepathy-qt4, see the wiki for details).
>
> However, we decided that both could be implemented in parallel with
> the development of the backends, using a fake backend for testing. For
> the contact list, you could implement a fake model with some static
> contacts on it, and for the call ui, you could implement a small
> testing library that implements the same interface as the call library
> that will be (re-)written.
>
> I think that in both cases, having those testing backends will be
> useful even when we have the real backends working, so that we can
> make unit tests for the ui or make ui changes easier (so that for
> example I don't have to start a conference just to test a change in
> the ui).
>
> Perhaps the contact list is easier to start with, so you could start
> experimenting if you wish. Just make sure to coordinate the model
> interface with others, so that the real model can be implemented with
> the same interface. Similarly for the call ui, of course.
>
> Best regards,
> George
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