[dev] Starting out with the code, need tips

[Atif Ghaffar]

Hi,

We have also used the Horde framework for some apps.
I think it will be a good idea to write a "Hello World" app using horde 
framework.

This app should be able to present Horde's Auth,lang and preference system.

It would be cool if this app comes from Horde developers since they are 
the ones that knows the code inside out, but if everyone is busy, ill 
give it a shot.

cheers




Jon Parise wrote:

> On Sat, May 12, 2001 at 11:44:34PM +0800, Federico Sevilla III wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the late reply.  A lot of us are very busy at the
> moment with non-Horde responsibilities.
> 
> 
>>I've been using IMP for quite awhile now, and I'm pretty happy with it.=

>>I've been tasked by the company I work with to develop some projects th=
at
>>will be database-backed, and I'm thinking of using PHP for these. I'm a=
lso
>>thinking of using the Horde framework on top of PHP, with the objective=
 of
>>being able to develop modules that will allow users to have a web-based=

>>application suite at their command, enabling them to switch between
>>modules seamlessly. My employer has no problem with releasing the code =
as
>>GPL, as long as it gets done.
>>
> 
> It sounds like you're off to a good start.
>  
> 
>>Using CVS, I've obtained a copy of the HEAD branch of Horde and IMP, an=
d
>>copies of some other modules like turba, kronolith, skeleton and babel.=
 I
>>intend to learn about the classes available in the Horde framework, and=

>>how a number of these existing modules have been designed to work with
>>each other using the common Horde framework.
>>
> 
> That's the kind of development we're hoping to promote on an even
> larger scale.
>  
> 
>>My first order of business is to work out an authentication system (log=
in
>>page, session management). I'm thinking of authenticating using an IMAP=

>>server, so it's probably best to reuse existing IMP code. Is it possibl=
e
>>to delegate the authorization to IMP?
>>
> 
> There is already a fairly capable authentication system in Horde.
> The best source of information on it is either the mailing list
> archives or the actual source code (see horde/lib/Auth.php, for
> starters).
>  
> 
>>The database will be on a PostgreSQL server in the same machine, and I
>>intend to make users have identical passwords for their IMAP accounts a=
nd
>>PostgreSQL (which unfortunately can't seem to use PAM for its own user
>>database). Does authenticating using an IMAP server and reusing IMP cod=
e
>>sound like a good idea?
>>
> 
> You can authenticate against an IMAP server without touching the
> IMP code at all using the current authentication framework I just
> mentioned.
>  
> 
>>Can anyone point me to particular files in the Horde and IMP trees to
>>check out to help me out getting started? As of yet there doesn't seem =
to
>>be any documentation on the Horde classes, but I'm sure with a little h=
elp
>>on where to look I can slowly learn by reading the code.
>>
> 
> For authentication:
> 
>     horde/config/conf.php
>     horde/lib/Auth.php
>     horde/lib/Auth/*.php
> 
> For inter-application interaction:
> 
>     horde/config/registry.php
>     horde/lib/Registry.php
> 
> For Horde API documentation:
> 
>     http://chuck.bitgroup.com/api/
> 
> Most topics have also been discussed some time in the past on
> this mailing list.  Archives are available in two locations:
> 
>     http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=horde-dev&r=1&w=2
>     http://lists.horde.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi/3
> 
> And, as always, feel free to task specific questions here on the
> development list.
>  
> 



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