Soc geeklog2 media plugin - Revision history

Dirk: outdated - added link to current list

2010-03-04T20:37:49Z

outdated - added link to current list

Tony: /* Overview */

2009-03-31T12:12:20Z

‎Overview

Tony: /* Incentive */

2009-03-31T12:08:57Z

‎Incentive

Dhodgkin: /* Level of Difficulty */

2008-03-07T20:12:30Z

‎Level of Difficulty

Dhodgkin at 20:11, 7 March 2008

2008-03-07T20:11:19Z

Dhodgkin at 20:08, 7 March 2008

2008-03-07T20:08:41Z

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== Incentive ==

All content management systems have some form of media management plugin. For GL2 the media plugin should allow multiple types of media via it's own iAPI, "internal API". This in affect would allow for mini media plugins to be written to support different types of media. ie. streaming audio and video, and other types of media like Flash.

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		+	This is an old project idea for our (now defunct) sister project, AptitudeCMS (aka Geeklog 2). This project outline is therefore only of historical interest and you can not apply for this project in future instances of the Google Summer of Code. Please see our [[Google Summer of Code\|ideas page]] for a current list of GSoC project ideas.
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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

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 Rich content must include video, photos as well as integration with existing services.  The goal of this plugin is:
-) Allow the upload and categorization of video and photos (really any files ala the Geeklog 1.x File Management Plugin)
+# Allow the upload and categorization of video and photos (really any files ala the Geeklog 1.x File Management Plugin)
-) Encoding of video content to shrink size and save bandwidth
+# Encoding of video content to shrink size and save bandwidth
-) Integrate the plugin with sites like <a href="http://www.flickr.com">Flickr</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com">YouTube</a> and the like.
+# Integrate the plugin with sites like [http://www.flickr.com Flickr], [http://www.youtube.com YouTube] and the like.
-) The upload capabilities must allow the secure, arbitrary upload of any files
+# The upload capabilities must allow the secure, arbitrary upload of any files
-) Highly configurable.  Having the ability to limit file size, mime types and specific plugin features will be paramount.
+# Highly configurable.  Having the ability to limit file size, mime types and specific plugin features will be paramount.
 The goals is that the resulting plugin allows the embedding of this kind of content in articles seamlessly while providing a YouTube or Flickr like interface for browsing content.
 == Level of Difficulty ==

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-== Incentive ==
+== Overview ==
-All content management systems have some form of media management plugin. For GL2 the media plugin should allow multiple types of media via it's own iAPI, "internal API". This in affect would allow for mini media plugins to be written to support different types of media. ie. streaming audio and video, and other types of media like Flash.
+Rich content must include video, photos as well as integration with existing services.  The goal of this plugin is:
 == Objective ==

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	The hard part will be figuring out how to implement the iAPI without making it huge. It needs to stay small and easy to use. But at the same time provide everything needed to implement the multiple types of media.		The hard part will be figuring out how to implement the iAPI without making it huge. It needs to stay small and easy to use. But at the same time provide everything needed to implement the multiple types of media.
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	All content management systems have some form of media management plugin. For GL2 the media plugin should allow multiple types of media via it's own iAPI, "internal API". This in affect would allow for mini media plugins to be written to support different types of media. ie. streaming audio and video, and other types of media like Flash.		All content management systems have some form of media management plugin. For GL2 the media plugin should allow multiple types of media via it's own iAPI, "internal API". This in affect would allow for mini media plugins to be written to support different types of media. ie. streaming audio and video, and other types of media like Flash.
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		+	== Objective ==
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		+	Develop a core for the plugin that would contain all hooks needed for the iAPI.
		+	Develop the iAPI and keep it as small as possible trying to keep it in line with the core GL2 APIs.
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		+	== Level of Difficulty ==
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		+	''Midrange to Hard''
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		+	The hard part will be figuring out how to implement the iAPI without making it huge. It needs to stay small and easy to use. But at the same time provide everything needed to implement the multiple types of media.