Task

Write this kind of information down somewhere on the wiki.

How it's done in Django: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/topics/testing/

Relevant kod är baljan/models.py:traderequest_notice_delete och baljan/models.py:traderequest_post_delete (https://github.com/pilt/cafesys/blob/master/cafesys/baljan/models.py). Notisfunktionen (som skickar ut mail om att byten har accepterats/inte accepterats) tittar på fälten wanted_signup och offered_signup som kan vara borttagna. Det här fungerade av en slump i Django < 1.3, men det är naturligtvis ett logiskt fel som behöver fixas. Workaround så länge är att stänga av utskicken, de involverade får ändå mail som säger att de ha anmälts och tagits bort från enskilda pass.

It should be impossible to

• request to swap to shifts that you are assigned to,
• offer swaps to shifts that the responder is already assigned to, and
• other permutations on the same theme.

Mostly done. Start a server and visit http://localhost:8000/terminal .

Fill in on the wiki.

About CentOS

• Web site
• "CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free."

Task

CentOS is a good choice for a server operating system. It is binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, famous for its stability and focus on stability and security. However, because of its server-focus, it tends to include somewhat outdated software versions. The only needed system-related change that would have to be done, AFAIK, is to add Python 2.6 to the installation (Python 2.4 is included). A good way to do that would be by adding Chris Lea's Yum repository to the repos and simply install it, and an updated mod_python (for Apache), with yum install python26 mod_python26. It should be documented how this is done, and there should be a shell script or something that executes all the steps necessary to do it on a vanilla installation of CentOS.

Another nice thing to have documented is how to set up a Virtualbox image looking exactly like the production server will. A shell script for this would be nice as well.

mlmmj seems like a proven (used by LibreOffice) light-weight MLM with a nice MIT license suitable for us. Mailman is OK, but big and unliked by some (see jwz's rant), and is GPL-licensed.

This doesn't make a difference when working on a per-month view, but when working on whole-year views, it's annoying for users to be returned to the top (January) if they were managing later months.

No distributions at all found for pyscard (from -r requirements.txt (line 18))

Fixed by adding URL to requirements.txt

Board members have another mode beside the regular worker mode where they can add/remove work days. After a redirect or reload, they always have to choose a mode. The mode should be stored in the session or in a cookie.

BrianHV mentioned this. If side-effects will or might occur, the request should have to be a POST instead of a GET.

Example: Requesting /liu/request-become-worker/remove or /add.

...if this is the correct behavior. If nothing else, there should be some notification.

About Buildout

• Web site
• "Buildout is a Python-based build system for creating, assembling and deploying applications from multiple parts, some of which may be non-Python-based. It lets you create a buildout configuration and reproduce the same software later."

About Virtualenv

• Web site
• "It allows you to set up an isolated Python environment whose libraries do not affect programs outside it, making it a good choice for experimenting with new packages or to deploy different programs with conflicting library requirements."

Guide

Here is a guide on how to configure buildout and virtualenv for Django (in Swedish).