2008.01-Toronto
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Toronto, 14 January - 18 January 2008
Agenda
OBJECTIVES
- Describe how to develop for the WormBase implementation
- Decide on best practices for team development
- Convert 2-5 CGIs/Classes into Catalyst
- Define project timeline
- Create conversion matrix
TUESDAY
AM
Introduction to Catalyst and Reimplementation (Todd)
PM
- Coding session (Todd and Norie):
- document how to install Catalyst
- document fetching the WormBase code
WEDNESDAY
AM
- Group discussion: coding practices
- decide where to host code: Sourceforge? Google Code? Local?
- discuss coding preferences and document some guidelines
- discuss javascript library pros and cons
- thick or thin models
PM
- Coding session (Todd and Norie):
- convert several select CGIs/AceDB classes to Catalyst Model::*.pm
- conversion matrix
- local configuration file
- new section for development guidelines on the wiki
THURSDAY
AM
- Group discussion
- define generic controllers: ie search, description, fetch
- discuss stash data structure; standardize format
- URL format
PM
- Administrative discussion (Todd and Lincoln)
- Coding session:
- continue conversion of select CGIs (Norie)
- write configuration proof-of-concept for Widgets/fields (Todd)
- generate conversion matrix of existing scripts into Catalyst
FRIDAY
AM
- Group discussion:
- review progress for the week
- define reimplementation timeline and duties
- discuss caching strategies: per page, per section
- administrative issues:
- moderation: mailing lists, forums, wiki
- meeting schedule
Accomplishments
Tuesday
- Todd provided an overview of what we have now, what Catalyst is, and current status of reimplementation.
- Documented how to install the web application
Wednesday
- Conference call
- Discussed thin vs. thick models. Decided to keep models "thick" with data munging templates thin with only presentation.
- Wrote an overview of how the web application works
- Added a Migration Matrix on GoogleDoc
- Solidified default vs. local configuration files
- Added a test for configuration file format compliance
- Norie converted gene/transgene into config and Model::Transgene
- Todd converted gene/antibody into config, Model::Antibody, and Controller::Antibody
- Todd hacked creation of Controller actions: now fully generic, based simply on config! Thin Controllers!