[wp-hackers] WP-Admin for Android App - GSoC 2011

[Gaurav Aggarwal]

Should i consider restricting myself to plug-in administration, theme
administration, user management  and widgets.

Leaving File manipulation would mean that no web like editor.


On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Beau Lebens <beau at dentedreality.com.au>wrote:

> I think this sounds a bit too ambitious. Something like XML-RPC needs
> to be tested extensively, and planning to add this much additional
> functionality to the API, and then still have time to go and write it
> all into the Android application is probably biting off more than you
> can chew.
>
> Just adding all of the XML-RPC stuff and testing it properly would
> probably be an entire project on its own.
>
> Also to make life easier for people reviewing your work, this could be
> all done as a plugin for your project, then merged into core if that
> was deemed appropriate later.
>
> Under "if time permits" you have "Document new APIs". This should be a
> much higher priority than an after-thought.
>
> If you're specifically wanting to get to the Android programing part,
> it might make sense to just make a certain subset of functionality
> available via XML-RPC + implemented on the Android app.
>
> Hope that helps,
> Beau
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Gaurav Aggarwal
> <gaurav91.2008 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have gone through the present android app for mobiles and I think it is
> > limited to posts, comments and pages only. I will extend admin section
> > interface including features like plug-in ,theme administration, Core
> admin
> > settings, Widgets and User management. A web like admin section ( in term
> of
> > functionality will be developed ) on Android App for Mobiles. Hence my
> > project has two major parts:-
> >
> > 1. Create XML-RPC APIs required for new features.
> >
> > 2. Apply new XML-RPC calls to develop client in Android app with new
> > feature.
> >
> > I recommend working with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) to exploit the newly
> > launched fragment APIs in Android.
> >
> > Complete proposal  details can be found at
> > http://logiclord.com/wp-admin-for-android-app
> >
> > --
> > Warm regards,
> >
> > Gaurav Aggarwal
> > IIIrd year student
> > Computers Engineering
> > Delhi College of Engineering
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-- 
regards,

Gaurav Aggarwal
IIIrd year student
Computers Engineering
Delhi College of Engineering