[Nepomuk] GraphMigration in 4.11

[Vishesh Handa]

On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Ignacio Serantes <kde at aynoa.net> wrote:
> I have many many custom data :(.  If is possible I wish to try the migration
> process first.

I'm thinking of keeping the migration code cause I have already
written it, but it will be a hidden option which "advanced
users/developers" can trigger.

>
> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Vishesh Handa <me at vhanda.in> wrote:
>>
>> Hey everyone
>>
>> As you guys must have heard, there is going to be a migration of data
>> for the 4.11 release. The original plan was to offer the user 3
>> options -
>>
>> 1. Backup Tags/Ratings, remove the db, and then restore it
>> 2. Just remove the db
>> 3. Migrate the data (Not recommended)
>>
>> Migrating the data is very slow, since all the graphs need to be
>> merged. Also, since this is an excellent opportunity to get rid of all
>> the old stale data it would not make sense for users to migrate the
>> data.
>>
>> Last week, I met many KDE developers and we discussed a better way to
>> show this migration. The consensus was that it would be best NOT to
>> show the user this migration wizard and just go with option (1) or (2)
>> depending on if the user actually has any tags or ratings.
>>
>> Additionally, there should be no dialog just a systray icon which
>> shows the current status. That way the users are not bothered and it
>> just happens in the background.
>>
>> And finally, we should start the progress dialog from 3% instead of 0
>> since it gives the user a sense that something is going on :)
>>
>> I'm going to be implementing most of this this week. I doubt anyone
>> apart from Sebastian has much custom data?
>>
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>> Vishesh Handa
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> Best wishes,
> Ignacio
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