GSoC 2009/Projects/IM Client For Canola

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** Understand telepathy framework '''(DONE)'''
** Understand telepathy framework '''(DONE)'''
** Run and study example codes '''(DONE)'''
** Run and study example codes '''(DONE)'''
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** Begin development of UI '''(in progress)'''
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** Begin development of UI '''(DONE)'''
** Start backend dev. with:
** Start backend dev. with:
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*** Connect to IM networks (GTalk and MSN) '''(in progress)'''
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*** Connect to IM networks (GTalk and MSN) '''(DONE)'''
*** Buddy-list fetching '''(DONE)'''
*** Buddy-list fetching '''(DONE)'''
**** Asynch status update '''(DONE)'''
**** Asynch status update '''(DONE)'''
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*** Basic messaging support
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*** Basic messaging support '''(DONE)'''
** File transfer support
** File transfer support
* Extra features
* Extra features
** Bonjour support for finding Canola users in LAN
** Bonjour support for finding Canola users in LAN
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** Improve UI considering community feedback  
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** Improve UI considering community feedback '''(in progress)'''
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** Add features recommended by the community
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** Add features recommended by the community '''(in progress)'''
** Finish up documentation
** Finish up documentation

Revision as of 19:32, 22 July 2009

Contents

Project summary

This project intends to build a simple and easy to use IM client plugin for Canola. Initially, we intended to use python-purple as the lib for communications, but we decided to use telepathy instead to be compliant with Maemo's standard.

Proposed and possible features

  • Client connected in background
  • Tray icon to warn about received messages
  • Auto-login option
  • Bonjour protocol support for finding other Canola users in local network
  • Suggest features! New ideas are always welcome!

TODO

  • Basic tasks
    • Use and play around with python-purple (DONE, but deprecated)
    • Understand telepathy framework (DONE)
    • Run and study example codes (DONE)
    • Begin development of UI (DONE)
    • Start backend dev. with:
      • Connect to IM networks (GTalk and MSN) (DONE)
      • Buddy-list fetching (DONE)
        • Asynch status update (DONE)
      • Basic messaging support (DONE)
    • File transfer support
  • Extra features
    • Bonjour support for finding Canola users in LAN
    • Improve UI considering community feedback (in progress)
    • Add features recommended by the community (in progress)
    • Finish up documentation

Project Reports

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