[dev] Re: [horde] Hacking Horde

[chuck at horde.org]

Quoting Rob Brandt <bronto at csd-bes.net>:

> I've been thinking "I wish horde did this ..." but am also thinking that
> someone else might be working on it already.  I don't see a development
> mailing list listed, or I'd check there.

http://horde.org/mail/ - look at the bottom of the page.

> Do if this is something already in the works, or if it's just a bad idea, let
> me
> know.
>
> What I want is an alert or alarm system of sorts.  There are things I want to
> watch for happening in horde, that already have alarms in their module or
> seperate windows, but don't work outside of the module.
>
> For example, kronolith alarms.  Works fine when you're in kronolith, but not
> when you're in IMP.  Another example, Rakim messaging.  You have to have a
> seperate window always open.  I'm sure there are others.
>
> What I am thinking is that I'll create a simple php script that queries the
> data
> I'm interested in, with the script triggering existing horde module functions
> when a trigger is encountered.  For the most part this script would not have
> an
> interface; just a blank page.  I would then hack in an iframe into the
> standard
> horde layout, placing it in the unused space above the horde module menu and
> the the left of the module icon bar.  The iframe would show my trigger
> script,
> refreshing itself every minute or so, and redirect to a kronolith event when
> it
> encounters an alarmed event or popup the rakim chat window when a visitor
> starts a session.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Rob
>
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