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MyIsern Lime
MyIsern : A Web-based Collaboration Database
By Kevin English
University of Hawaii, ICS 613
ISERN LIME Overview
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Build with PHP5 Framework Symfony
Objected-Oriented, takes advantage of new
features in PHP5.
Encapsulates SQL with Object-Relational
Mapping
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MySQL backend database.
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Tesing with Lime, Build with Phing.
Quick Demo
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Demo Login
Demo Collaborations, Organizations &
Researchers CRUD screens.
Edit Researcher Screen
View Organizations
List Researchers
View Collaboration
PRIME DIRECTIVE #1
The system successfully accomplishes a useful
task.
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PRO: Easy to use, familiar CRUD interface.
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PRO: ISERN Collaboration Data can be tracked
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CON: Not very generic: fields specific to ISERN.
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CON: Limited User Interface
PRIME DIRECTIVE #2
An external user can successfully install and use the
system.
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PRO: Installation Guide is available
PRO: User Interface is very intuitive, doesn’t
need training or docs.
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CON: Installation takes many steps.
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CON: Will work better in Linux Environment.
PRIME DIRECTIVE #3
An external developer can successfully understand
and enhance the system.
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PRO: Good Developer’s Documentation.
PRO: Built with elegant, user friendly
programming language (PHP)
CON: Symfony Framework has learning curve.
Development Process
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
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Learn Symfony
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Data Modelling
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Controller/View
Implementation
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Apache Configuration
Write Tests with Lime
Build System with
Phing
Installation and
Developer's Docs.
Incomplete Tasks
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Collaboration Field Validations
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Reports, Reports, Reports
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Web 2.0 Front-end
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Upload Images
Developer’s Tool
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Lime Framework (Demo)
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PRO: Easy to write tests.
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PRO: Data Fixtures can be used for functional testing.
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CON: Infancy, have to place one test per file.
Phing (Demo)
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PHP clone of ANT.
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You can write your own task in PHP.
Conclusion
Stay away from Java!
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Using the right tool for the job makes a difference
in output, productivity and sanity.
Symfony had very good docs but has growing to
do.
Testing and Build Tools make life much easier.