flux 0.1 (workflow)

[Juan David Ibáñez Palomar]

Hi all,

Flux 0.1.0 is out (first release).

Frequently Asked Questions:

  - What is flux ?

    It is a python module that provides a framework to create
    workflows (actually, it is quite abstract, I use it for
    workflow, maybe it can be used for other things).

  - How it works ?

    Wokflows are defined as graphs, with states and transitions.
    Objects can be associated to workflows. Specific application
    semantics is is associated to states and transitions.

  - Why you did it ?

    Because I was unhappy with the available solutions in Zope,
    either too constrained, too complex or both.

  - Which are its strong points ?

    It is really simple to use, and also the implementation (less
    than 200 lines, around the half are docstrings).

  - Which are its weak points ?

    Well, it is the first release, the API is not stable and the
    documentation is weak.

  - Does it provide a graphic or web interface to define the
    workflow ?

    No, this is a tool for developers. Of course it could be
    posible to build a grapic or web interface on top of it.

  - Where can I get it ?

    From SorceForge, http://sf.net/projects/lleu

  - What about the documentation ?

    The flux.html file describes the API, it has been generated
    with pydoc from the flux.py docstrings. The test.py file is
    an example. It remains to do a HOWTO and maybe a document
    explaining the rationale.


Regards,

-- 
J. David Ibáñez, http://www.j-david.net
Software Engineer / Ingénieur Logiciel / Ingeniero de Software