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Hi,

the first version of the appdownloader, a download-assistant for applications in extras, is now available in extras-devel. Everybody who want to have a first look can try it out.

Find the details in my blog-post.

And here a screenshot:



(NOTE: Please be aware that this is just a first preview. If you want to avoid the activation of the extras-devel repository, please wait a bit until the software is stable enough and available in extras-testing)


Daniel

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Great job ! Just wondering, how stable is the REST API in the download assistant (e.g. can it be used in other projects without fear of breakage) ?
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Extra-repos is crap. I prefer a program that let me see what's in Extras-Test and Extras-Devel....they have more interesting apps.
 
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Originally Posted by danielwilms View Post
Hi,

the first version of the appdownloader, a download-assistant for applications in extras, is now available in extras-devel. Everybody who want to have a first look can try it out.

Find the details in my blog-post.

And here a screenshot:



Daniel
Please don't send people to extras-devel if the application is ready for people to test then put it in extras-testing.
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Originally Posted by andrewfblack View Post
Please don't send people to extras-devel if the application is ready for people to test then put it in extras-testing.
Probably worth moving the thread to Development until such time.
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Originally Posted by andrewfblack View Post
Please don't send people to extras-devel if the application is ready for people to test then put it in extras-testing.
It is meant as a preview, how far the status is, as many people ask. GeneralAntilles is right, let's move this to development to avoid confusion.

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Originally Posted by attila77 View Post
Great job ! Just wondering, how stable is the REST API in the download assistant (e.g. can it be used in other projects without fear of breakage) ?
If you use Qt you can use the separate library, to avoid any breaks, as soon as it is in testing. Otherwise the part, which is based on the ocs-standard, should be stable enough to use. But better to wait, until everything is ready. Some parts are still under development. Preferred way is to use the library.

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I'm just curious and can't try because I'm without my N900 ATM:

If I understand this correctly, the application communicates with downlaods.maemo.org and not directly with the repository, right?

Doesn't this mean that a user will always see only the english language description of a package? Or is there a mechanism that would pull in translated package descriptions?
 
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Originally Posted by attila77 View Post
Great job ! Just wondering, how stable is the REST API in the download assistant (e.g. can it be used in other projects without fear of breakage) ?
It is a partial implementation of the OCS content API. More will be added as we go :-)
 
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
I'm just curious and can't try because I'm without my N900 ATM:

If I understand this correctly, the application communicates with downlaods.maemo.org and not directly with the repository, right?

Doesn't this mean that a user will always see only the english language description of a package? Or is there a mechanism that would pull in translated package descriptions?
ATM it takes just the english description that is right. No localisation is done right now. But this is the limitation of the current implementation back- and front-end. The ocs-standard bergie mentioned supports language options.

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