HELP NEEDED: Web Developers

James · 2008-03-15, 18:05

Calling all Web Developers. Team MediaPortal NEEDS YOU.

We have a number of projects requiring an online front end. Generally we would like a web application that can help manage configuration files, so that the community's work on these files can flow directly into MediaPortal without needing a developer to add it to the SVN.

1. Web front end allowing community members to login* and edit, add to the configuration files/database.
2. A back end so that MediaPortal clients can directly download the updated files.

Some examples of the information that needs to be managed are:

Language string management (like the old MPLE for those who can remember)
TV frequency management (no the whole world hasn't gone digital yet)
WebEPG grabber file management (some sites do like to make changes)
... more to come

*Intergration with existing login systems is a desire.

A connected plugin/skin repository system would be a bonus. The team believes that development in ASP.NET would allow the most reuse of existing team code and also allow the team to provide help with the backend code. (However, this is not a fixed requirement and we are open to other suggestions)

So can any interested parties post here, PM one of the team, make contact in IRC, raise your hand and jump up and down or generally do something to get our attention

Please no "What a great idea" or "I'm a web developer with X years experience and would love to help, but have no free time" posts. Only apply if you are a Web Developer who is interested in helping and has some spare time to do so.

Team MediaPortal

GetWell · 2008-03-16, 20:51

do you have any diagrams or drawings of what you have in mind?

Is it an "all new site" where where users can login, make there changes, and MPII will then download these new configuration files?

Do you have anything developed or is it from scratch?

James · 2008-03-17, 06:09

1. I don't think there are any. I can try to put some together. What kind of diagrams/drawings do you have in mind? (Mock ups, data flow, functional, .. ?)

2. Yes. It would be an all new site where users can login make changes and MPII will download there new files

3. From scratch.

orgel · 2008-03-17, 23:29

I have time to make a project in CSharp with ASP.NET, ADO.NET, MSQL and other Databases also with PHP and MySQL. Have experience with DotNetnuke, my last project can be found here.

maybeme · 2008-04-07, 16:40

Maybe I can help a bit in PHP/MySQL/MSSQL

I don't have experience in ASP, so it's important to know the coding language...

chrissooo · 2008-04-08, 08:54

Hi,
great to hear that i can help maybe.

I working in a Webcompany and have already realised many Webapplications for this company.
Also i have make a own CMS. All Website and Web Applications from this comany works with this CMS.

I have also expierence to configure and install Webserver on Unix/Linux Machines.
The best way for me is to create it with PHP/MySQL, becourse here i have the most expierence and can do it fast.

Quote:

1. Web front end allowing community members to login* and edit, add to the configuration files/database.
2. A back end so that MediaPortal clients can directly download the updated files.

This i understand and have no problem with it. But what kind of configuration files/database?

Quote:

* Language string management (like the old MPLE for those who can remember)

What its meaning with it. Its mean the fromt end who alows display in some Languages?
EDIT: I thing i know now ... its the files for the Languages in MP

no problem

Quote:

* TV frequency management (no the whole world hasn't gone digital yet)

Also dont understand what is meaning with it.

Quote:

* WebEPG grabber file management (some sites do like to make changes)

Have no expierence with it.

...but whatever you want ... just need a good instruction what the functions must do, and its no problem for me.

One Quastion more.
How many Time we have to do it? Becourse i can do it only in my free time (Weekends, after Work)

Hope i can help the comunity.

Chris

deebo · 2008-04-08, 09:29

years and years of experience with these kinds of things (currently working with "high end" web applications)

my only requirement would be java, anything else you can define

i refuse to create webapps with microsoft products heh

sso (single sign on) with existing systems shoudl be no problem

the backend can be done via webservices that c# integrates into nicely (and is xml which is easy to marshall/unmarshall)

edit: are there any specs for these needed services so that i could look at em and draft some usecases/examples/documentation out of it to see if youre interested in using something else than microsoft technologies

infinityloop · 2008-04-08, 10:54

*temporarily locked this thread, because of internal discussions*

2008-03-15, 18:05	#1 (permalink)
James Portal Developer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,279 Thanks: 4 Thanked 55 Times in 34 Posts	HELP NEEDED: Web Developers *Calling all Web Developers. Team MediaPortal NEEDS YOU.* We have a number of projects requiring an online front end. Generally we would like a web application that can help manage configuration files, so that the community's work on these files can flow directly into MediaPortal without needing a developer to add it to the SVN. 1. Web front end allowing community members to login* and edit, add to the configuration files/database. 2. A back end so that MediaPortal clients can directly download the updated files. Some examples of the information that needs to be managed are: Language string management (like the old MPLE for those who can remember) TV frequency management (no the whole world hasn't gone digital yet) WebEPG grabber file management (some sites do like to make changes) ... more to come Intergration with existing login systems is a desire. A connected plugin/skin repository system would be a bonus. The team believes that development in ASP.NET would allow the most reuse of existing team code and also allow the team to provide help with the backend code. (However, this is not a fixed requirement and we are open to other suggestions) So can any interested parties post here, PM one of the team, make contact in IRC, raise your hand and jump up and down or generally do something to get our attention Please no "What a great idea" or "I'm a web developer with X years experience and would love to help, but have no free time" posts. Only apply if you are a Web Developer who is interested in helping and has some spare time to do so. Team MediaPortal Last edited by gibman; 2008-04-08 at 09:31. Reason: Uncle Sam inserted.*

2008-04-08, 09:29	#7 (permalink)
deebo Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	years and years of experience with these kinds of things (currently working with "high end" web applications) my only requirement would be java, anything else you can define i refuse to create webapps with microsoft products heh sso (single sign on) with existing systems shoudl be no problem the backend can be done via webservices that c# integrates into nicely (and is xml which is easy to marshall/unmarshall) edit: are there any specs for these needed services so that i could look at em and draft some usecases/examples/documentation out of it to see if youre interested in using something else than microsoft technologies __________________ amd BE2350 / 2GB / 8500gt / terratec diversity / xp sp2 Last edited by deebo; 2008-04-08 at 09:40.

2008-04-08, 10:54	#8 (permalink)
infinityloop Project Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 28 Posts: 5,234 Thanks: 110 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts Country: My System	*temporarily locked this thread, because of internal discussions* __________________ regards chris MediaPortal Project Coordinator Test Team Leader Do not start to moan if something is not working as you want it to be. Remember that MediaPortal is Open Source. YOU can improve it!

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