[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: To Create a PHP client for OpenSRF and Evergreen

[Bob Wicksall]

None of my modules are on Drupal.org.  It's a combination of incomplete modules and a lack of time.   

You can get them here:  http://www.pls-net.org/projects

Bob Wicksall
Systems Administrator

Pioneer Library System
2557 State Rt. 21
Canandaigua, New York  14424

Voice: (585) 394-8260
Fax: (585) 394-1935

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin Hopkins" <justin at mobiusconsortium.org>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 12:03:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: To Create a PHP client for OpenSRF and Evergreen
> 
> Good work Bob! I'd love to meet up at the conference and talk more
> about this. I can't find your code on Drupal.org - is it available
> for
> download anywhere?
> 
> Regards,
> Justin Hopkins
> Coordinator, IT & Web Services
> MOBIUS Consortium Office
> c: 573-808-2309
> 
> --sent from a mobile device--
> 
> On Mar 24, 2012, at 9:22 PM, Bob Wicksall <bwicksall at pls-net.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > I'd be interested in a PHP-EG group and I'll be at the conference.
> >
> > I've built 3 Drupal modules that interface with Evergreen.  I have
> > a basic OpenSRF module that communicates with Evergreen, an
> > authentication module and a catalog module.  The opensrf and
> > authentication modules are pretty clean but the catalog module is
> > a big wad of code right now.
> >
> > I've got some working fieldmapper code that can map the fields as
> > well as create objects that are required by some requests.  I'm
> > pulling the fieldmapper structures directly over opensrf and
> > caching them locally.
> >
> > You can see it in action here:
> >
> >   http://www.e5i5o.com/catalog
> >
> > Mobile theme (android and iOS) here:
> >
> >   http://mobile.e5i5o.com/catalog
> >
> > The site is a little sluggish sometimes because it's on a home
> > server connecting to a slow Evergreen test server.
> >
> >
> > Bob Wicksall
> > Systems Administrator
> >
> > Pioneer Library System
> > 2557 State Rt. 21
> > Canandaigua, New York  14424
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Steve Wills" <swills at beyond-print.com>
> >> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group"
> >> <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:12:49 PM
> >> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** Re: To Create a PHP client
> >> for    OpenSRF    and    Evergreen
> >>
> >>
> >> I hope that an appearance of difficulty interfacing Evergreen to a
> >> PHP front-end doesn't stop your exploration. My understanding is
> >> that our lack of PHP solutions is a direct result of a lack of
> >> contributions. While I have not been able to find the time to
> >> implement a PHP solution personally, I work on a PHP platform of
> >> equal complexity and identical underlying technologies for the CIO
> >> council at CIO.com, full time. I frequently solve small Evergreen
> >> problems for the Balsam Consortium in Maine using PHP 'one offs'
> >> and
> >> I share David's pain in climbing the Evergreen API learning curve.
> >> Between the wiki and the work DIG has done over the past couple of
> >> years this effort will continue to get easier.
> >>
> >> Perhaps the task can be made less daunting by narrowing the scope?
> >> For instance, rather than completely replacing the staff client,
> >> why
> >> not make a simple PHP "toolbox" with limited capability? One could
> >> start with something like a circ-mod editor that didn't rely on
> >> the
> >> Ajax for it's dynamic table builds. In general, my biggest
> >> complaint
> >> with the staff client is the way dojo draws and manages the table
> >> views in the various admin editors.
> >>
> >>
> >> The opportunities to interface with Drupal, Wordpress, VuFind and
> >> the
> >> like are quite exciting. I am happy to consult with others who are
> >> interested in bringing their PHP solutions forward into the
> >> community? How about forming a PHP-EG group? Look for me at
> >> Evergreen 2012 if you wish to discuss a PHP interest group
> >> further.
> >>
> >> Steve Wills
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: David Busby [mailto:david.busby at edoceo.com]
> >> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 05:40 PM
> >> To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group'
> >> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] To Create a PHP client for OpenSRF
> >> and Evergreen
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> My biggest hurdle with building a PHP based front end (on
> >> osrf-translayor) has been the object/field mapping. And folowjng
> >> that was undetstaning the 100s of API calls.
> >>
> >> I think others would also point to the considerable amount of code
> >> that needs to be 4created in order to just provide basic auth and
> >> search functionality. And access controls as well have been rather
> >> difficult.
> >>
> >> /djb
> >> http://edoceo.com
> >> 206.282.6500
> >> On Mar 24, 2012 4:49 AM, "Virendra Kumar" < vrndrkr at gmail.com >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi
> >> I am Virendra Kumar. I have some doubts as follows:-
> >> Why Evergreen has not been integrated with popular frameworks such
> >> as
> >> Drupal and Wordpress, as well as with library-specific
> >> applications
> >> such as VuFind??
> >> what problems you face while integrating Evergreen with frameworks
> >> such as Drupal and Wordpress ???
> >> could anybody help me to undersatnd what will be basic problem to
> >> integrate Evergreen with other Popular frameworks
> >> like Drupal and Wordpress ??
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Virendra kumar
> >>
>