Developers invite - Create a client for FlexRAID!

This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 21/04/2008 21:30:55

I have decided to focus on the core functionality of FlexRAID and not spend much time (if possible) on the client(s).

There is a backlog of cool functionalities coming to FlexRAID, and it would be beneficial to all if I could focus on them.
I also have two remaining editions of FlexRAID to bring to life.

The possibility of me calling on third parities to develop the client applications was present from the first day I started coding FlexRAID.
Consequently, I have made interfacing with the FlexRAID host service a child's play.

If you can send text and read text over TCP/IP, you can write a client for FlexRAID.
Your client can be written in any programming language.

I am opening up the source code for the DOS and Shell clients I created.
Those clients were a quick and dirty work since they were not my real focus.
However, their source code should provide a quick view on how easy it is to create a FlexRAID client.

If you are a Java developer, you can use the source code as starting point and improve on it.

The source code is available through subversion at: http://download.openegg.org/flexraidcmdclient1

To access the repository from Eclipse, you might want to install:

http://subclipse.tigris.org/

To access the repository from Windows, you might want to install:

http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/

To access the repository from Mac OS X, you might want to install:

http://scplugin.tigris.org/

For more information about subversion, please visit their official website:

http://subversion.tigris.org/

If you have any questions about the software, there's a great subversion
forum site here:

http://www.svnforum.org/

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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 22/04/2008 10:06:57

Desired features in clients:

[*] Easy configuration through a GUI (no more command config files)
[*] History of previously run tasks
[*] Being able to graphically browse the host filesystem to select paths
[*] Being able to manage multiple hosts and multiple RAIDs from a centralized place
[*] Task scheduling
[*] E-mail/page alerts (event notification)
[*] ...

Interesting. I will take a look.

I suppose he didn't take a hard look eh?