Configure people directory using a web browser

Registered by Paul Everitt

OSI asked for a tool to allow KarlAdmin to configure the People tool themselves without filing tickets for developers to implement the changes and schedule a software update. http://www.mozilla.org/

Blueprint information

Status:
Started
Approver:
Nat Katin-Borland
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
Paul Everitt
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
Tres Seaver
Definition:
Review
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Beta Available
Milestone target:
milestone icon m49
Started by
Paul Everitt

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Phase 1
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- [X] Branch both the buildout and src/karl.

- [X] Refactor the code to make objects under '/people' easier to manage
      as content.

      * Expose categories and items.

      * Prefer items to attributes such as. 'reports', 'columns'.

      * Expose report filters.

- [X] Morph the 'bin/peopleconf' scrtipt to support high-fidelity
      dump and reload of /people.

      * Must be able to dump both old-style and new-style trees

      * Load only new-style.

      * Now does a clean round-trip, with the current version checked in as
        'etc-common/peopledirectory.xml'.

- [X] Expose the "dump" portion as a URL, '/people/incex.xml'.

- [X] Add crude admin UI which allows uploading an edited version of the XML.

Phase 2
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- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing categories (Will)

- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing category items (Will)

- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing sections (Will)

- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing section columns (Will)

- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing report groups (Will)

- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing reports (Will)

- [X] Add views to allow adding / editing report filters (Will)

- [X] Add "admin" view showing contents.

      * For each item, include a selection checkbox.

      * For each item, include a link to its admin and edit view.

      * Include a link to the admin view of the parent.

      * Include "edit" in actions.

      * Include appropriate "add" actions.

      * Make "delete" work for selected items (Will).

      * Make "move up" and "move down" work for selected items (Will).

- [X] Make column width tweakable.

      * Add 'width' field to section column model (Will).

      * Make the 'people_section' template respect any width set on
        a column (Will).

      * Ensure that non-columns still render appropriately (Will).

Phase 3
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- [_] Replace the selection box + "Delete" button mode for deleting items
      with a "Delete" action.

- [_] In the report edit view, work out a better UI for selecting and
      ordering columns based on the known allowed values.

- [_] In the add view for report filters, work out how to validate / pick
      the ``__name__`` for a report filter against the list of known
      categories.

      * Can we refresh the values list based on the selected category,
        even before adding the filter?

- [_] In the edit view for report filters, work out how to validate / pick
      the ``values`` based on the list of category items in the category
      corresponding to the filter's ``__name__``.

(?)

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