Re: [mylyn-dev] created mylyn connector for HP quality center

[emaayan <elh.mailgate@xxxxxxxxx>]

well i tried the HP connector, and .. well... it doesn't work.
i mean the only thing i can do is connect to the repo , that's it.
* all hebrew is recived as gibbrish. 
* no RTL layout 
* search forms don't work (getting exceptios)
* cannot submit bugs
* even if i'm not connected to the reopsitory , i still get exceptions from
plug-ins (something about version being null. 
* and i'm seeing way to many fields then i should (and i'm not talking about
workflows)


Shawn Minto-2 wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You can find many of the common attributes in the TaskAttribute class
> which are used for mapping felds in the task editor and task list.
> Repository due dates are special as it controls some of the core
> scheduling functionality of Mylyn which is why it is a part of the
> RepositoryConnector API instead of TaskAttribute.
> 
> Also, we connect to QC using their native interface and JNI as well.
> 
> Shawn
> 
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:10 AM, emaayan <elh.mailgate@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> are you saying that all special attributes can be mapped by using the
>> RepositoryConnector API? becouse thoese are not exactly documented (for
>> example what's hasRepositoryDueDate?)
>>
>> i think i' almost solved the threading problems usually all thins that
>> are
>> called from reposettingspage should not be marked as mulit threaded, i
>> think
>> the same goes with other modal screens like search form.
>>
>>
>> that's good to know about your'e connector , unfotunaly since it's
>> commercial that's means money, and my company created 30 minute time out
>> limit connecion time becouse we have 800 users but only 50 licensces.
>> but i'm very curious to know who did you solve certian problems i faced
>> with
>> for example the Bidirectional issue. we needed the task editor's page to
>> be
>> right to left but the only "legit" way to do that was give the command
>> line
>> the IL language, but would turn the entire eclispe as right to left,
>> (making
>> it unusable for development), so the only i managed was to have a special
>> command line parameter pased in (i might change that to the locale
>> prameter), but i'm still left the task view orientation the wrong way
>> also the DTP  displays the date selection box in the wrong location, as
>> if
>> the date fields are still in their original location in LTR mode (opened
>> a
>> bug about it).
>> also the special task attributes i've talked about it, needed to be
>> mapped
>> seperatly for each task repo of qc, as their can be many values (I.E
>> prioraty could be mapped to BG_PRIORATY,BG_USER_02 etc..), the same goes
>> for
>> due_date.
>> prioraty levels and task kind also needs to be mapped sepratly, and while
>> the levels have fixed values (1-5) task kind could be different values
>> completly for each qc.
>>
>> did you also had to mess around with jni and activex api's? or did HP
>> finally made api's in java?
>>
>> Mik Kersten-3 wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Others can follow up with more detail, but as far as I know, the easiest
>>> way to get to the list of special attributes is looking at the ITask
>>> API,
>>> since most are listed there (eg, due dates).  Things that the Task List
>>> UI
>>> shows come from ITask.  What you'll be missing is some of the "special"
>>> attributes that are handled by the Task Editor, eg, in the header
>>> section.
>>> But unlike the ITask attributes, those are not required to be provided
>>> by
>>> all connectors, and some connectors, such as those to email systems, are
>>> lacking the common attributes that you'll see in task repositories.
>>>
>>> Regarding threading, Mylyn is very asynchronous and concurrent.  For
>>> example, a background synchronization could be happening while the user
>>> opens a task editor, which triggers a separate sync.  I'm guessing that
>>> the easiest way for you to deal with this is to create a separate job
>>> manager layer that queues access to QC within your connector.  If that
>>> turns out generally useful we could consider it as a contribution to the
>>> framework.
>>>
>>> Fyi, Tasktop is releasing a QC connector:
>>> http://tasktop.com/blog/tasktop/hp-quality-center-mylyn-connector so we
>>> might also end up with drivers to make these kinds of contributions to
>>> the
>>> framework.
>>>
>>> Mik
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dr. Mik Kersten
>>> Tasktop CEO, Mylyn Lead, http://twitter.com/mik_kersten
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: mylyn-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mylyn-dev-
>>>> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of emaayan
>>>> Sent: November-19-10 8:07 AM
>>>> To: mylyn-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [mylyn-dev] created mylyn connector for HP quality center
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> hi..
>>>>
>>>> i've re-written a mylyn connector for HP quality center called qcmylyn,
>>> the
>>>> update version is in the head, and i have a few questions about this:
>>>>
>>>> first of all regarding task attributes.
>>>>
>>>> i know that certain amount of task attirbutes recieve special handkling
>>> like
>>>> DUE_DATE,PRIOARTY and so on..
>>>> in DUE_DATE mylyn presentes a clock icon in the task list to show it's
>>> due
>>>> time, in task_kind mylyn shows an icon according the Connector code i
>>> write,
>>>> etc...
>>>>
>>>> but i had to discover this by looking at other code projects.
>>>>
>>>> is there an ordered list of such special attributes?
>>>>
>>>> second, i've been expriencing slight instablity with the connector, i
>>> believe
>>>> this due to threading issues. the connector uses jacob library to
>>>> handle
>>> the
>>>> activex api, but i must declare whether the connector is operating in
>>>> multithreaded mode or single threaded via a static method, (specying
>>>> the
>>>> wrong model may crash eclipse!) so i understand that there might be
>>> times
>>>> the mylyn will run in other threads other then the UI. my questions is
>>> when?
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