Thanks for doing that Scott! If it's not too much trouble, could you provide a list of things that need to be done? I noticed in the commit log that licenses need to be worked on. What other tasks are there?
-Adrian --- On Sat, 7/10/10, Scott Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com> wrote: > From: Scott Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com> > Subject: Re: Hippo CMS > To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org > Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 1:23 AM > Branch is created and can be checked > out from here: > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ofbiz/branches/jackrabbit20100709 > > I've committed a quick and dirty container for an embedded > jackrabbit repo so that we can go about accessing it > straight away but much still needs to be done at a low > level. > > Regards > Scott > > On 9/07/2010, at 7:06 PM, Sascha Rodekamp wrote: > > > Jep Scott after you created the branch we maybe can > split the tasks and plan > > the next steps. > > > > 2010/7/8 Scott Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com> > > > >> Okay well cool, I'll go ahead and create a branch > at some point, I know > >> Sascha has expressed interest as well so we may as > well get the ball > >> rolling. > >> > >> Regards > >> Scott > >> > >> On 8/07/2010, at 11:54 PM, Adrian Crum wrote: > >> > >>> My spare time is very limited too, but I would > be willing to help. > >>> > >>> -Adrian > >>> > >>> --- On Thu, 7/8/10, Scott Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> From: Scott Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com> > >>>> Subject: Re: Hippo CMS > >>>> To: dev@ofbiz.apache.org > >>>> Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 12:04 AM > >>>> Hi Michael, > >>>> > >>>> Personally, I wouldn't do anymore than the > most basic CMS > >>>> work with the existing OFBiz component, > but maybe I'm biased > >>>> because I want to see it replaced :-) > >>>> > >>>> In regards to working together, my spare > time is pretty > >>>> limited so I doubt that I'll be working > very fast and > >>>> probably nowhere near fast enough for your > needs. > >>>> > >>>> If people are interested in helping out > with my POC then we > >>>> can always consider creating a jackrabbit > branch in the > >>>> OFBiz repo that people can use to > collaborate. The > >>>> main reason I'm looking at a direct > Jackrabbit integration > >>>> is simply for learning purposes and to get > a better > >>>> understanding of what the best long term > approach will be, > >>>> there is every chance that it would never > get merged back > >>>> into the trunk if we later decide to take > a different > >>>> route. > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Scott > >>>> > >>>> On 8/07/2010, at 6:07 PM, Michael Xu > (xudong) wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> hi Scott, > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks. > >>>>> > >>>>> We are customizing ofbiz for a > customer here in China. > >>>> Party, Order, > >>>>> Agreement, AP/AR, Birt, Catalog are in > the current > >>>> scope and we feel very > >>>>> comfortable with the flexibility > offered by ofbiz. Now > >>>> customer needs CMS. > >>>>> However, current CMS component is not > that ready in > >>>> ofbiz. We are evaluating > >>>>> which way to go: > >>>>> > >>>>> 1) enhance current ofbiz CMS > component > >>>>> 2) embed a 3-party CMS as a component > >>>>> 3) integrate with a standalone 3-party > CMS > >>>>> > >>>>> Option 1 seems very risky, as we have > to re-invent the > >>>> CMS wheel; Option 3 > >>>>> seems also very risky, as there are > many integration > >>>> points, like > >>>>> user/permission, etc. Now I tend to > using option 2 > >>>> just like what you are > >>>>> doing. Maybe we can work together on > this. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> Michael Xu (xudong) > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Scott > Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com > >>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Michael, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The idea was to add hippo as a > component and use > >>>> their webapp as an interim > >>>>>> CMS while we build out similar > functionality in > >>>> OFBiz. OFBiz would use the > >>>>>> JCR API to interact with the > underlying > >>>> repository. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In terms of progress... > none. In my spare > >>>> time I'll be playing around with > >>>>>> a jackrabbit integration for OFBiz > and reading all > >>>> the articles I can find. > >>>>>> I feel like I need to better > understand the JCR > >>>> and content models in > >>>>>> general before doing anything > concrete. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Regards > >>>>>> Scott > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 8/07/2010, at 5:27 PM, Michael > Xu (xudong) > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> "Integrating" here means to > put Hippo as a > >>>> ofbiz component or let it as a > >>>>>>> standalone application but > integrating over > >>>> data/service layer? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>> Michael Xu (xudong) > >>>>>>> www.wizitsoft.com | Office: > (8610) 6267 0615 > >>>> ext 806 | Mobile: (86) 135 > >>>>>> 0135 > >>>>>>> 9807 | Fax: (8610) 62670096 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:27 > PM, Brett Palmer > >>>> <brettgpal...@gmail.com > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Scott, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I like the idea of > integrating with > >>>> existing CMS applications. When we > >>>>>> are > >>>>>>>> talking about hippo what > of their various > >>>> products are we considering > >>>>>> here: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hippo CMS7 > >>>>>>>> Hippo Repository 2 > >>>>>>>> Hippo Site Toolkit 2 > >>>>>>>> or > >>>>>>>> Hippo Portal 2.0 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> from www.onehippo.org > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Brett > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at > 7:57 PM, Scott > >>>> Gray <scott.g...@hotwaxmedia.com > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Anybody using or > considered using > >>>> Hippo CMS (onehippo.org) in > >>>>>>>> conjunction > >>>>>>>>> with OFBiz? > >>>>>>>>> - Apache Licensed > >>>>>>>>> - Uses Jackrabbit as > its repository > >>>>>>>>> - Supports > Versioning, > >>>> Internationalization, Publishing Workflows > and > >>>>>>>> more > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> We could start out by > using Hippo's UI > >>>> to manage content and retrieve > >>>>>> it > >>>>>>>>> for display within > OFBiz using the JCR > >>>> API. As the various document > >>>>>>>> types > >>>>>>>>> needed by the OFBiz > base applications > >>>> begin to take shape we could look > >>>>>>>> at > >>>>>>>>> ways to allow the > content to be > >>>> modified directly from within OFBiz > >>>>>> (once > >>>>>>>>> again using the JCR > API). > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Any thoughts, > alternatives, ideas or > >>>> whatever would be appreciated. > >>>>>> I'm > >>>>>>>>> considering working on > a POC in my > >>>> spare time, not sure how long that > >>>>>>>> might > >>>>>>>>> take at this > stage. I already > >>>> have a copy of Hippo running inside > >>>>>> OFBiz > >>>>>>>> but > >>>>>>>>> that was just a matter > of expanding > >>>> their WAR distribution and wrapping > >>>>>>>> it > >>>>>>>>> in a component, next > step would be > >>>> gaining access to the repo from > >>>>>> OFBiz > >>>>>>>>> code. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks > >>>>>>>>> Scott > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> HotWax Media > >>>>>>>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Sascha Rodekamp > > Lynx-Consulting GmbH > > Johanniskirchplatz 6 > > D-33615 Bielefeld > > http://www.lynx.de > >
