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Sebastian


2013/8/10 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>

> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-745
>
> is a summary jira, actual work is broken down in sub issues.
>
> Sebastian
>
>
> 2013/8/10 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>
>
> Maxim,
>>
>> just one thing: The "new" implemention will of course also "silently"
>> overwrite the timezone string with every login.
>> Otherwise we would send invitations to that user in a potentially wrong
>> configured timezone.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/8/10 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>
>>
>> My vote is also 2. I will create a couple of jiras later today.
>>> We can create a feature branch based on trunk and do the work inside
>>> that.
>>>
>>> Sebastian
>>> On Aug 9, 2013 11:33 PM, "Vasiliy Degtyarev" <va...@unipro.ru> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My vote is for Alternative 2.
>>>>
>>>> Vasiliy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 09.08.2013 14:24, seba.wag...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So probably we can put this up for a vote?
>>>>>
>>>>> The only alternative I see as a short term fix is to overwrite the
>>>>> users
>>>>> "OmTimeZone" with the current timezone of the browser.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alternative 1:
>>>>> Short term fix, default OmTimeZone to current timezone in browser,
>>>>> overwrite everytime the user logs in (Estimated 1-2 weeks of work)
>>>>>
>>>>> Alternative 2:
>>>>> Rewrite and refactor to get rid of entire OmTimeZone (as described in
>>>>> attached discussion or thread: http://markmail.org/message/**
>>>>> rem2snf74srvftnt <http://markmail.org/message/rem2snf74srvftnt>)
>>>>>   (Estimated 1-2 months of work)
>>>>>
>>>>> The effort estimates are including time that is needed for fixing bugs
>>>>> and
>>>>> do the testing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Vote for 1 if you like to see this implemented as part of OpenMeetings
>>>>> 3.0.0, vote for Alternative 2 if you want to see this implemented as
>>>>> part
>>>>> of OpenMeetings 3.0.0.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2013/8/8 seba.wag...@gmail.com <seba.wag...@gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>>  That is the major question.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Basically status now is that the Calendar UI is not ready to be
>>>>>> released.
>>>>>> The UI is simply not working when your browser timezone is different
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> the timezone in your OpenMeetings profile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So either we can do the proposed fixes around getting rid of the
>>>>>> OmTimeZone completely or we try to do some kind of workaround in
>>>>>> OpenMeetings 3.0.0 and do the refactoring later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2013/8/7 Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Can we define any useful JUnit tests so that we don't need to do so
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> much manual testing ?
>>>>>>> I believe so, but what version will be affected with this change?
>>>>>>> 3.0.0 or
>>>>>>> 3.1.0?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 1:43 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> "I would default server time zone to the time zone of the server.
>>>>>>>> It is up to admin to set it to the different value."
>>>>>>>> ok
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Additionally Appointment, I guess."
>>>>>>>> Nope, Appointment does not have timezone information. The start/end
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> date of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the appointment is always in the server time zone. Actually _an_
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> date/time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> that is stored is always the server time.
>>>>>>>> We only need timezone information when we need to display that time
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _user_ to generate a localized representation of the date/time.
>>>>>>>> For instance an Appointment can be 8am GMT but for one user 1am
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> GMT/Berlin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> should be displayed as 6pm NZDT/Auckland and for yet another
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> MeetingMember
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> it has to be displayed as 2am EDT/New York.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So from my point of view the User, MeetingMember and Invitations
>>>>>>>> Entity
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the right place. And that is already as it is now. So you can
>>>>>>>> replace
>>>>>>>> OmTimeZone in all those classes with the new attribute that stored
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> timezone.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can we define any useful JUnit tests so that we don't need to do so
>>>>>>>> much
>>>>>>>> manual testing ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2013/8/7 Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  I would default server time zone to the time zone of the server.
>>>>>>>>> It is up to admin to set it to the different value.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 12:09 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  I basically don't mind about the component in the UI. I just
>>>>>>>>>> thought
>>>>>>>>>> initially that 650 in a combobox is too much.
>>>>>>>>>> However it does not seem to be an issue for the UI as such.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My basic question is what we use as default: Do we default to the
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> server
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> timezone or to the client site user timezone ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2013/8/7 Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  The correct URL is http://timezonepicker.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Maxim Solodovnik <
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> solomax...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe we can use something like this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> https://timezonepicker.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  (sources are here:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/**quicksketch/timezonepicker<https://github.com/quicksketch/timezonepicker>
>>>>>>> )
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  The only issues I can see right now:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) it has no License set in the moment (
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/**quicksketch/timezonepicker/**issues/2<https://github.com/quicksketch/timezonepicker/issues/2>
>>>>>>>>>>>> )
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) It last updated 9 months ago
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So maybe additional googling is required :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 4:50 AM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>>>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  One thing that is not on our list now is the default timezone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  server.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Currently when you install OpenMeetings you choose a timezone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The questions are:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>   1) Where do we populate the timezones from in that list,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> displaying
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 650
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> timezones of java.util.Timezone is not practical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>   2) If we default that timezone to some value, what shall it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> be?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  timezone of the server or the timezone of the client browser?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>       => In theory this default timezone is used whenever we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> can't
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> find a
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> suitable timezone. So potentially we can default it to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> browsers
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  timezone that is currently installing OpenMeetings.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>       This default timzeone will be used whenever there is no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> timezone
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  available for a user or if the timezone of the user is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> corrupted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Sebastian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2013/8/6 Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Additionally Appointment, I guess.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Non-existent XML attribute will be ignored by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> simpleframework.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  I believe we can let timezones.xml live in our sources and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> convert
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  backups
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> based on it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 5:28 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That might be another approach.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you are saying we get rid of the Entity OmTimeZone in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> total?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Even if we have the timezone in the each of those object,I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  should be a fallback mechanism. Cause with every Java
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> update
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (or I
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you can even do it manually) you can get updates to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> number/offset
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the timezones (appearently every year such and such
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> countries
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  instance
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "decide" to switch to have not a Daylight saving time, et
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cetera,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is even a brand new timezone).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So it could happen one day that we have timezone string in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  application
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is neither known to java.util.Timezone nor to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> net.fortuna.ical4j.model.**TimeZone. Or a timezone exists in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not exist in the other.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think we should go the extra mile and try to outline the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> technical
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> part
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upfront doing anything concretly. It could save us a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  Also it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might be good to discuss this publicly as more then one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> person
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work on it in parallel.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As far as I can judge you can't save the type
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> java.util.Timezone
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  database.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So it has to be either a string or you store an Integer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (utcTimeZoneOffset). But I really don't like the latter as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  handle Daylight savings times.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So the Entities that hold an attribute "omTimeZone" that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changed:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> User
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Invitations
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MeetingMembers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and they all get a new attribute "String tz"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How would we imagine could the export and import work if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> import
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> old
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> backup where the OmTimeZone is set in the user? I guess we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  converter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that can handle OmTimeZone to the new format.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However would that even work currently with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> org.simpleframework.xml.**Element, when you have an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attribute
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> does
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> no more exist ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any other considerations that are not yet covered?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2013/8/6 Maxim Solodovnik <solomax...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I like the idea of having less custom issues
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe TZ field in all our objects can easily be just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> string
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> like:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Europe/Berlin"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Maxim Solodovnik <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> solomax...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have: It is impossible to get User timezone (you only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> get
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> tz
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  shift
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and/or dst shift and if dst is in effect)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to iCal4J time zone mapping I guess the name
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:17 PM, seba.wag...@gmail.com<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Okay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after a bit of back and forth using the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wicket-jquery-ui
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  library
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might be worth re-evaluating our timezone behaviour.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Basically it seems like the approach to show the UI
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  timezone
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  different
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the users browser/os is a non common approach.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  eventually
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directly migrate away from it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So the proposal would be:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Show the calendar UI and any timezone relevant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  browser's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> timezone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To resolve the issues in the invitations I would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggest
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  following
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  changes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   - When the user signs up the timezone is no more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> editable/not
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shown
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maybe or read only and taken from the browser/client
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> os
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     - Everytime the user logs in the timezone field in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> users
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  profile
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> updated with the current timezone of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> browser/client
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> os.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     The idea might be that we add a new entry in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> table
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  OmTimeZone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  whenever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we detect any user with a new timezone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   - Login view the Flash application will no more be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  Openlaszlo application will only be used for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conference
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> room
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  itself
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By doing that it should basically all just work fine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But now comes the elefant :) We need a mapping between
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iCal4J
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  timezones
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> java.util.Timezone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iCal4J is using net.fortuna.ical4j.model.**TimeZone and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  java.util.TimeZones. This is the historical reason why
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> code
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  little
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit messed up with various timezone calculations and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fallbacks.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  So it will be a major refactoring that should be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planned
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  broken
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> several phases.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We will change and touch all and any kind of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> functionality
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  OpenMeetings.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It will require quite a bit of regression testing to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> check
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  nothing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broken.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We generall said refactorings like this are not part
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  OpenMeetings
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.0.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And once we start this there is no way back. It will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> delay
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  potential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release by 1 - 2 months.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is the general opinion about this ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_**lock<https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com<http://www.wagner-sebastian.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_**lock<https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com<http://www.wagner-sebastian.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_**lock<https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com<http://www.wagner-sebastian.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner
>>>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_**lock<https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock>
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com<http://www.wagner-sebastian.com>
>>>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner
>>>>>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_**lock<https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock>
>>>>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>>>>>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com <http://www.wagner-sebastian.com>
>>>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> WBR
>>>>>>> Maxim aka solomax
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Sebastian Wagner
>>>>>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_**lock <https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock>
>>>>>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>>>>>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com <http://www.wagner-sebastian.com>
>>>>>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sebastian Wagner
>> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
>> http://www.webbase-design.de
>> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
>> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Sebastian Wagner
> https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock
> http://www.webbase-design.de
> http://www.wagner-sebastian.com
> seba.wag...@gmail.com
>



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