[Mailman-Developers] [GSoC 2014] Cordova/Android App for GNU Mailman Admin Interface

Mon Mar 10 14:23:42 CET 2014

Hello

I have gone through the Admin interface and all functions that can be
achieved with the REST API. I intend to have a login screen where a user
can enter URL for the REST API endpoint, REST Username and password. We
will use this to subsequent authenticate all requests made to fetch
subscribers list, domains list, etc.

I was wondering if I could get some feedback on this. I will start writing
my proposal based on this starting point and list out what all I would
features I would be implementing during the period of GSoC.

Regards

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Bhargav Golla <bgolla at g.clemson.edu> wrote:

> Thanks. I would have probably missed it out the first time. I will go
> through the web UI and also the documentation of REST API to understand
> what all functions need to be implemented in the admin interface for a user.
>
> Regards
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Rajeev S <rajeevs1992 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You will be asked for the create user prompt only the first time you run
>> syncdb.That's why you don't see it now.
>>
>> Once the DB is created, only new tables, specified via django models, get
>> added to DB during the syncdb.
>>
>>
>> *Regards,Rajeev S*
>> *Government Engineering College,Thrissur*
>> *http://rajeevs.tk <http://rajeevs.tk>*
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Bhargav Golla <bgolla at g.clemson.edu>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Rajeev
>>>
>>> I wasn't asked if I wanted to create a super user when I executed python
>>> manage.py syncdb. This was the output I got with syncdb:
>>> Creating tables...
>>> Installing Custome SQL...
>>> Installing indexes...
>>> Installed 0 object(s) from 0 fixture(s)
>>>
>>> I tried python manage.py createsuperuser and was able to login with
>>> details I provided there.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Rajeev S <rajeevs1992 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Bhargav,
>>>>
>>>> You will be asked whether to *add a superuser* during *syncdb*. If you
>>>> answered no to that, do *python manage.py createsuperuser * and use
>>>> that username and password to login.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Regards,Rajeev S*
>>>> *Government Engineering College,Thrissur*
>>>> *http://rajeevs.tk <http://rajeevs.tk>*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Bhargav Golla <bgolla at g.clemson.edu>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Abhilash
>>>>>
>>>>> If you mean the last step of installation where we do cd
>>>>> postorius_standalone;python manage.py syncdb, I wasn't asked for any
>>>>> username/password. I checked the settings.py and it doesn't have any
>>>>> specific default username/password.
>>>>>
>>>>> And the http://localhost:8001/3.0 worked for me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Abhilash Raj <raj.abhilash1 at gmail.com
>>>>> >wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Hi Bhargav,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Wednesday 05 March 2014 07:36 PM, Bhargav Golla wrote:
>>>>> > > Thanks for that change Rajeev. I was able to get the Web UI up and
>>>>> > running.
>>>>> > > I was trying to find out the default Username and password for
>>>>> this but
>>>>> > was
>>>>> > > unable to. When I was exploring docs in mailman.client and some
>>>>> config
>>>>> > > files in mailman, I found that the default username and password
>>>>> for
>>>>> > admin
>>>>> > > is restadmin and restpass. Tried that and was out of luck there
>>>>> too.
>>>>> > Could
>>>>> > > you help me with the default username and password details?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > While setting up Postorius(the web UI) when you do 'python manage.py
>>>>> > syncdb' for the first time, it asks you to create admin. You can log
>>>>> in
>>>>> > using those credentials. 'restadmin' and 'restpass' are the
>>>>> credentials
>>>>> > for the mailman rest server.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > Also, there is a using.txt doc in mailman.client which says we can
>>>>> make
>>>>> > the
>>>>> > > REST requests by connecting to http://localhost:9001/3.0 using
>>>>> username
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > > password. Should the URL be http://localhost:9000/3.0 for this
>>>>> example
>>>>> > or
>>>>> > > would it be any different?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > AFAIK it is 'http://localhost:8001/3.0'. (Try it once. If I am wrong
>>>>> > please someone correct me)
>>>>> >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Thanks
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Rajeev S <rajeevs1992 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >> Hi Bhargav,
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Just do *mailman start*, without the bin.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> I have edited the wiki.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> *Regards, Rajeev S*
>>>>> > >> *Government Engineering College,Thrissur*
>>>>> > >> *http://rajeevs.tk <http://rajeevs.tk>*
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Bhargav Golla <
>>>>> bgolla at g.clemson.edu
>>>>> > >wrote:
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>> Thanks Barry and Terri for your feedback.
>>>>> > >>> I was trying to install Postorius locally and analyze what all
>>>>> would be
>>>>> > >>> required in a mobile app for Admin. Doing the same, I have hit a
>>>>> > >>> roadblock.
>>>>> > >>> I am using the wiki provided here[1]. I tried to install mailman
>>>>> using
>>>>> > >>> "set
>>>>> > >>> up sources" part of the wiki. Though python setup.py install
>>>>> executes
>>>>> > >>> without any errors, I am unable to see the folder bin/ in the
>>>>> same
>>>>> > >>> directory. So, even though I proceed with further setup, I am
>>>>> getting a
>>>>> > >>> "Mailman REST API not available. Please start mailman core" on my
>>>>> > >>> localhost:8000 webpage. Could anyone help me here?
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> [1]
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> http://wiki.list.org/display/DEV/A+5+minute+guide+to+get+the+Mailman+web+UI+running
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Thanks
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Terri Oda <terri at toybox.ca>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> On 2014-02-28, 7:36 AM, Bhargav Golla wrote:
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>>> I have a few questions regarding this idea.
>>>>> > >>>>> 1. I intend to develop it on Cordova since it will help in
>>>>> porting
>>>>> > the
>>>>> > >>> app
>>>>> > >>>>> easily to multiple platforms. Were there any ideas in this
>>>>> directions
>>>>> > >>>>> regarding going native or hybrid?
>>>>> > >>>>>
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> Personally, I'd prefer if we went hybrid and had an html5
>>>>> webapp that
>>>>> > >>>> could be used straight over the web for mobile users who don't
>>>>> want to
>>>>> > >>>> install an app, with Cordova used to build the individual
>>>>> platform
>>>>> > >>> apps.  I
>>>>> > >>>> may not be the mentor on this one, though, so I'm happy to
>>>>> defer to
>>>>> > >>> whoever
>>>>> > >>>> the final mentor is on this front.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> Incidentally, I've been using Intel's XDK for building Cordova
>>>>> apps
>>>>> > >>> lately
>>>>> > >>>> and highly recommend it for quick testing on various platforms
>>>>> and
>>>>> > >>> screen
>>>>> > >>>> sizes.  I've found it a very useful tool, and not just because
>>>>> I work
>>>>> > >>> for
>>>>> > >>>> Intel now!
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>>  2. Can I assume that all mailing lists built by Mailman
>>>>> support the
>>>>> > >>> REST
>>>>> > >>>>> interface? Also, I have tried to see if I can get JSON
>>>>> responses and
>>>>> > I
>>>>> > >>> am
>>>>> > >>>>> unable to by adding a HTTP Accept Header to take
>>>>> "application/json".
>>>>> > >>> Am I
>>>>> > >>>>> doing anything wrong or is JSON not implemented?
>>>>> > >>>>>
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> I don't know the answer to this off the top of my head: Barry?
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>>  3. As a starter, could I ignore internationalization for GSoC,
>>>>> but
>>>>> > >>>>> implement interface in such a way as to be able to
>>>>> internationalize
>>>>> > it
>>>>> > >>>>> easily?
>>>>> > >>>>>
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> We don't expect you to actually translate anything, don't
>>>>> worry. :)
>>>>> > But
>>>>> > >>>> you should definitely build as much as possible so that
>>>>> > >>>> internationalization will be easy: make sure there's a quick
>>>>> way to
>>>>> > get
>>>>> > >>> a
>>>>> > >>>> list of strings that need translation, at least.  Some of the
>>>>> strings
>>>>> > >>> may
>>>>> > >>>> be already translated in other components of Mailman, so you
>>>>> may be
>>>>> > >>> able to
>>>>> > >>>> get some translations to use to test if you have time at the
>>>>> end of
>>>>> > the
>>>>> > >>>> summer for internationalization.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>>  Terri
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> --
>>>>> > >>> Bhargav Golla
>>>>> > >>> M.S Computer Science
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>>>>> > --
>>>>> > Abhilash Raj
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>>
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