QOF generator site, started.

[Neil Williams]

On Friday 18 March 2005 8:17 am, Neil Williams wrote:

Just to let everyone know, QOF Generator is now active at SourceForge:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/qof-gen/
http://qof-gen.sourceforge.net/

It has it's first CVS commits and first file release. Most of the intended 
functionality is to follow, this is very much pre-alpha. However, the C file 
produced DOES compile. What I'm working on today is the mini-application and 
general functionality / documentation. Currently, it's setup in testing mode 
so it tends to rename everything invoice and it doesn't take your name or 
email, it uses mine as default! ;-)

> 1. Through a series of HTML forms, create the C code for a new QOF object.
>  Complete with parameter handlers, makefiles and a simple query console
>  application (which will only need to be modified between runs to input the
>  names of the new objects.) The object will contain enough data to populate
>  it's own entities when the application is compiled and linked against QOF.

That needs a little tweaking to accept, say QOF_TYPE_DATE  which is a 
Timespec, but store a time_t in the struct itself. Simple use of a 
$convert_to option in the PHP.

> 2. Provide a simple command-line interface for the mini-application to
> query the objects and write out the results as QSF.  (A simple application
> like this already exists - it's waiting for the release of pilot-link-0.12
> before being committed to pilot-link CVS.)

Hoping to get that progressing today - getting that code to compile in a 
different tree and without the pilot-link stuff.

> 4. Cache objects for any one user so that objects can refer to each other.
>  (MySQL).

Done, courtesy of a SourceForge MySQL database.

> Although users will "login" to provide their name and email address

Hopefully today as well.

It is now on SourceForge

http://sourceforge.net/projects/qof-gen/

if anyone is    
interested in helping out, please contact me.

You'll need MySQL, PHP, XML and HTML experience only.

C or Scheme experience is NOT required.

OK, that's it for this list, all discussions on the generator via private 
email please. I'll use a dedicated SourceForge mailing list if there is a 
need.

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Neil Williams
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