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Proxying Files Downloads Through Drupal
by Rob Thorne 21 Jun '06

21 Jun '06

I have a Java web application that creates PDFs and other generated data. I'd like to control it through Drupal, and return the output from the web app as if it were served from Drupal. What are some suggestions how best to proxy this kind of data stream through Drupal? Since the original data stream will likely have the relevant HTTP headers to set the MIME type and content disposition, I'd also like to be able to preserve those during the operation. Thanks, Rob Rob Thorne Torenware Networks http://www.torenware.com

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How far is DRUPAL-4-6 maintained?
by Augustin (a.k.a. Beginner) 20 Jun '06

20 Jun '06

Hello, How far is DRUPAL-4-6 maintained? (Disclaimer: I use 4.7 for all my sites, so I have no specific interest in earlier versions). I am asking because I noticed a few things and I am curious. I don't imply anything (especially, I am not blaming anyone for anything!). Here: http://drupal.org/project/issues?projects=3060&versions=11555,11262,10237,9… we have 5 critical bugs relevant to the 4-6 branch only (those critical issues have been fixed for 4.7 and cvs). 3 out of 5 have a patch already. Here: http://drupal.org/project/issues?projects=3060&states=14 we have altogether only 6 RTBC patches, which shows that the four core-commiters are doing their jobs :) What I notice, though is that 3 of them are patches for the 4-6 branch that have been sitting there for weeks. My guess is that they went below the commiters' radar because they are not cvs or 4.7 patches (but I may be wrong). Lastly, what is the policy for bugs that have been fixed in 4.7 and cvs but not in 4.6? (example: http://drupal.org/node/69027 ). Can the issue be closed straight away, or should the issue be marked for the 4.6 branch? Above, I said that Dries, Steve, Killes and Drumm are doing their job magnificently because there are only 6 RTBC patches. We cannot say the same of myself and the rest of the community: http://drupal.org/project/issues?projects=3060&states=8 There are 246 issues with a patch needing review. Often a proper review is what is missing to make those RTBC. Thank you to all who contribute, one way or another :) Augustin. -- http://www.wechange.org/ Because we and the world need to change. http://www.reuniting.info/ Intimate Relationships, peace and harmony in the couple.

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Video module getting ready for 4.7 release: need help debugging
by Fabio Varesano 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

Hi everybody, I just uploaded to cvs a new version of the video module which adds long time needed and requested features to the module. The new code is still not mature and I'd like you guys to give a try to the new video module and reports your bug at http://drupal.org/node/add/project_issue/video If you have time please install the module on a test site and give it a try... Instead please point your browser to: http://www.varesano.net/video-demo/ There is a drupal install with the new video module. I ask you to play the video there and reports problems. It's quite difficult to try the video embed stuff with all kind of browsers / players plug-in / platforms ... this is why I need that lot of people with different setups try to play videos. Ok.. hope to hear something from you soon. Fabio Following there is a list of last added features: Pluginization: Video.module file was too big and complex. I isolated each different feature which was not excencial and removed from the video.module file. Those features are now added by helper modules called plugins under the directory "plugins". The download has been separed from multidownload. There is now a separated plugin called video_multidownload which add multidownload feature. There are also some hooks being defined. See file hooks.php for details. XHTML Compliace: I worked hard to remove unvalid code from video module. Now the code generated by the module validates on W3C validator. This will probæbly generate some problems with uncommon browsers we will try to solve them as soon as reported. Thanks a lot to Karl Rudd who point me to the right direction towards compliace. Thumbnailing: There is plugin called video_image.module which add thumbnails support for the video module. Thumbnails are uploaded throught the video creation form and a image node is created with it. Video file Uploads: There is a plugin called video_upload.module which add a file upload field to the node creation form. The uploaded file is automatically set as path of the video. Then usable for plays/downloads.

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Staging content to production servers
by Khalid B 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

> Alan -- thanks for this write up. I think the staging/production > server issue is one that merits attention. A lot of times, it means > we're running without a safety net -- it is too hard to merge > (config, content) changes between a dev site and a live site...so > lots of people just don't, or do extra work in re-doing the same > config steps on a live site. Boris/Alan I have had clients ask me on this as well. The idea is to have a production server than no one posts content to directly, and a staging server where content is posted, edited, refined, ..etc. Then a button is clicked to push selected content from the staging to the production. Perhaps a starting point would be something similar to the Node Import/Export that Jeremy Epstein is writing as part of SoC. If this is coupled with: a) an API that modules can use to push/pull their own data along with what core does. b) an XML RPC or some other protocol for sending the data from one server to the other. c) Users and roles as well. d) all of the above is configurable (push content only, content + comments, users only, user + roles, all the above) If this happens, we can have truly federated servers and other neat things. For example, this can be the solution for sharing of users and roles across sites. If the sites are multi site on the same physical server, or across the globe, it will still work. Just some thoughts.

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Forms API newbie guide?
by Shawn 19 Jun '06

19 Jun '06

I'm just starting out trying to create my own module, and am having problems understanding some concepts. I'm finding the online docs/api to be lacking in some areas. So I was hoping someone might know of a good resource to building a module that will include creating a form and inserting/updating form data into a database table. I'm looking at Drupal 4.7, and have partial success with the Form API. I'm able to insert data, but updating is failing miserably. I'm sure my approach is not correct, but don't see much in the docs to help me out. (I don't *think* it's a question of how to use code, but more of how to use the framework - the APIs address the code part.) Thanks for any tips. Shawn

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Re: [development] Staging content to production
by Barry Jaspan 18 Jun '06

18 Jun '06

"Scott Reynolds" <sdrreynolds(a)gmail.com> writes: > ok...but what happens when your user base excedes 1000. When you had 1,500 users, their uids would range from 1,001 to 2,501. Not an issue. Larry Garfield <larry(a)garfieldtech.com> writes: > The problem is that I may not know in advance how many I'll need. That's > especially true with a site where users can supply content arbitrarily, > such as anything with a forum. You're making the same mistake. User-contributed content would start at 1,001 and go up. You won't run out of space. As I understand Dave's approach, no normal content or users go in the id<1000 space. Only "configuration" users/nodes/blocks/vocabularies/terms go there, things that are created and maintained by the site developer. If you are pre-creating nodes for every item in a library or a voc term for every word in the dictionary, then reserve 1,000,000 ids instead of 1,000. Otherwise, what site will ever run out of room? Barry

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authenticated RSS feed
by Chris Johnson 18 Jun '06

18 Jun '06

I'm involved with bunch of Drupal sites which generate a lot of new collaborative content nearly every day. While they are using tracker.module to present a page of recent nodes, the amount of data is still overwhelming to get through. Sounds like a perfect use for a good RSS reader, right? The problem is, none of the content is viewable without being an authenticated user. RSS readers, like Thunderbird (the greatest unknown RSS reader :-), don't know how to log into Drupal to download the feeds. Is this something that can be solved by modifying Drupal's feeds to conform to a standard authentication method for RSS? I can certainly do the work, but am looking for collective knowledge and advice to get me up the learning curve faster and avoid building something that only works for me and my audience. I'd like to solve it generically, if possible. ..chrisxj

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Release critical bugs for June 18, 2006
by drupal-devel＠drupal.org 18 Jun '06

18 Jun '06

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$user->uid from outside drupal
by Tamir Khason 18 Jun '06

18 Jun '06

Hi, all. in 4.6 it was enough to include bootstrap.inc and common.inc and then check !$user->uid with global $user, but in 4.7 it does not works. How to do it? How to check if the user logged in from popup openned by drupal? Thank you -- Tamir

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Establishing a separate portal titled http://www.drupalmarket.com for offering Drupal based commercial services online?
by Fouad Riaz Bajwa 18 Jun '06

18 Jun '06

Hi Community Members, A small idea for all of us, it just dawned upon me whether some of us could team up and introduce this concept of http://www.drupalmarket.com <http://www.drupalmarket.com/> where by we could all establish commercial project services around Drupal for the rest of the world and a portion of the income, say 2%-5% would go as a commission to the Drupal project sustaining it out of every project that is commissioned or completed via this website. I would have done it from here but I am based in Pakistan, don't have a credit card or the group here to make such an initiative. I wanted this to be a successful Open Source Community Support and OSS based Commercial Market Development programme? Your suggestions guys and anyone wants to team up, it could be like this, some support the hosting, some the system, some the marketing aspect and etc, etc! But don't forget the idea proposing guy! :-) The project would be like this: 1. An online market place and commercial forum related to services and support around Drupal 2. A project board where Drupal Service Buyers can post projects for Drupal Service Providers to Bid on 3. A Module sale/commissioning market for developing and selling large scale Drupal Modules 4. A Theme sale/commissioning market for hosting custom developed Drupal Themes 5. Service Provider Blogs 6. Service Provider Tutorials Center 7. A wiki that will host a book edited by service providers on providing Drupal Services 8. All sales and purchases will be charged a commission say, 5% out of which 2%-5% charges will automatically be donated to the Drupal Project. So who is gonna join in this model? Regards ----------------------- Fouad Riaz Bajwa

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