EMU

Revision as of 02:51, 27 April 2006 by Barnski (Talk | contribs) (=Change-Log)


Overview

Name

EMU stands for Eiffel Multi User.

Goal

The aim of this project is to integrate a simple repository functionality into EiffelStudio.


Software Requirements Specification

The Parts

  • EMU-Protocol
  • EMU-Server
  • EMU-Client
  • EMU-IDE integration

Developer Requirements

EMU-Protocol

defines Client/Server communication with

  • client/server states
  • available messages
  • client/server actions

EMU-Server

  • stores and manages code-repository
  • synchronizes code of clients
  • manages Locking-System
  • Account-System
  • project update
  • add/create new code (classes)
  • change-logging
  • optional: Media-upload
  • optional: BackUp-System
  • optional: Release-versions
  • optional: Server-Admin-Tool

Locking-System

  • list of locked code
  • check if code (class) is locked
  • lock / unlock code (class)

Code-Synchronization

  • broadcast code-changes
  • bring user code up to date

Account-System

The server uses an account-system to organize its projects and users. Every project has its own users assigned.

Project-Accounts
  • project name
  • project-admin(s)
  • user lists
  • project status
  • editable / creatable with a project-admin-tool
User-Accounts
  • usernames
  • used for logins
  • assign locked code & changes to users
  • online status

Change-Log

Every lock/unlock action is locked with following data:

  • user name
  • date and time
  • type of action
  • code element (class name)

EMU-Client

  • interface for IDE and server
  • modular / independent of IDE-integration

EMU-IDE integration

  • minimal change to existing ES-classes and features.
  • modular integration: activatable and removable / hideable


User Requirements

  • easy to use
  • target is a small project group of up to 20 developers.
  • code synchronisation process mostly hidden from user
  • minimal extra work (less total work)
  • better efficiency


Milestones

M1: April 25th

  • set up mailinglist es-emu@origo.ethz.ch (Bernd)
  • wiki page up to date
  • everyone managed to compile Eiffelstudio

M2: May ???

  • To be completed by the team


Team

Everyone interested in this project is welcome to join our mailinglist es-emu@origo.ethz.ch