[Mailman-Developers] [GSoC 2014] Command line Client

[Florian Fuchs]

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On 03/04/2014 10:49 AM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> Rajeev S writes:
>> Also, I did not quite get the "*coming up with a **great layout
>> *" part. Do you mean to build a custom shell for mailman? If yes,
>> what extra functionality should it provide than the standard
>> command line tools?
> 
> I think that probably is what he means, but I personally don't
> think that's appropriate.  If people want a "CLI with layout"
> (which I agree is plausible), what's wrong with Postorius via Lynx?
> (Florian?)

No, that's not what I meant (using the term "layout" was obviously
confusing - sorry for that!). I think we're talking about two
possible, but very different concepts of a client here:

One is the one-off command (with options) that outputs a result,
either on stdout or saved to a file. This could make for an
interesting project, but I think then it would really make more sense
(like Steve said) to extend the existing `mailman` command instead of
writing a new one.

The other (and the one I had in mind) is a tool you invoke with a
commando which then offers a interface a little different from that of
your standard terminal shell (bash or else). Just like you invoke the
mysql/sqlite3 client (with a db name or file as option). What I meant
by "layout" is really the question what happens after one starts the
tool by typing something like `$ mmclient --list=foo at bar.id`" or `$
mmclient --domain=python.org`", not the actual visual representation.


Does that make more sense?

Florian

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