[Mailman-Developers] [GSoC 2014] Cordova/Android App for GNU Mailman Admin Interface

Wed Mar 5 16:32:01 CET 2014

Thanks. I would have probably missed it out the first time. I will go
through the web UI and also the documentation of REST API to understand
what all functions need to be implemented in the admin interface for a user.

Regards

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Rajeev S <rajeevs1992 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> You will be asked for the create user prompt only the first time you run
> syncdb.That's why you don't see it now.
>
> Once the DB is created, only new tables, specified via django models, get
> added to DB during the syncdb.
>
>
> *Regards,Rajeev S*
> *Government Engineering College,Thrissur*
> *http://rajeevs.tk <http://rajeevs.tk>*
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:47 PM, Bhargav Golla <bgolla at g.clemson.edu>wrote:
>
>> Hi Rajeev
>>
>> I wasn't asked if I wanted to create a super user when I executed python
>> manage.py syncdb. This was the output I got with syncdb:
>> Creating tables...
>> Installing Custome SQL...
>> Installing indexes...
>> Installed 0 object(s) from 0 fixture(s)
>>
>> I tried python manage.py createsuperuser and was able to login with
>> details I provided there.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Rajeev S <rajeevs1992 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bhargav,
>>>
>>> You will be asked whether to *add a superuser* during *syncdb*. If you
>>> answered no to that, do *python manage.py createsuperuser * and use
>>> that username and password to login.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Regards,Rajeev S*
>>> *Government Engineering College,Thrissur*
>>> *http://rajeevs.tk <http://rajeevs.tk>*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Bhargav Golla <bgolla at g.clemson.edu>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Abhilash
>>>>
>>>> If you mean the last step of installation where we do cd
>>>> postorius_standalone;python manage.py syncdb, I wasn't asked for any
>>>> username/password. I checked the settings.py and it doesn't have any
>>>> specific default username/password.
>>>>
>>>> And the http://localhost:8001/3.0 worked for me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Abhilash Raj <raj.abhilash1 at gmail.com
>>>> >wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Hi Bhargav,
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wednesday 05 March 2014 07:36 PM, Bhargav Golla wrote:
>>>> > > Thanks for that change Rajeev. I was able to get the Web UI up and
>>>> > running.
>>>> > > I was trying to find out the default Username and password for this
>>>> but
>>>> > was
>>>> > > unable to. When I was exploring docs in mailman.client and some
>>>> config
>>>> > > files in mailman, I found that the default username and password for
>>>> > admin
>>>> > > is restadmin and restpass. Tried that and was out of luck there too.
>>>> > Could
>>>> > > you help me with the default username and password details?
>>>> >
>>>> > While setting up Postorius(the web UI) when you do 'python manage.py
>>>> > syncdb' for the first time, it asks you to create admin. You can log
>>>> in
>>>> > using those credentials. 'restadmin' and 'restpass' are the
>>>> credentials
>>>> > for the mailman rest server.
>>>> >
>>>> > > Also, there is a using.txt doc in mailman.client which says we can
>>>> make
>>>> > the
>>>> > > REST requests by connecting to http://localhost:9001/3.0 using
>>>> username
>>>> > and
>>>> > > password. Should the URL be http://localhost:9000/3.0 for this
>>>> example
>>>> > or
>>>> > > would it be any different?
>>>> >
>>>> > AFAIK it is 'http://localhost:8001/3.0'. (Try it once. If I am wrong
>>>> > please someone correct me)
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Thanks
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Rajeev S <rajeevs1992 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > >> Hi Bhargav,
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Just do *mailman start*, without the bin.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> I have edited the wiki.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> *Regards, Rajeev S*
>>>> > >> *Government Engineering College,Thrissur*
>>>> > >> *http://rajeevs.tk <http://rajeevs.tk>*
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Bhargav Golla <
>>>> bgolla at g.clemson.edu
>>>> > >wrote:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>> Thanks Barry and Terri for your feedback.
>>>> > >>> I was trying to install Postorius locally and analyze what all
>>>> would be
>>>> > >>> required in a mobile app for Admin. Doing the same, I have hit a
>>>> > >>> roadblock.
>>>> > >>> I am using the wiki provided here[1]. I tried to install mailman
>>>> using
>>>> > >>> "set
>>>> > >>> up sources" part of the wiki. Though python setup.py install
>>>> executes
>>>> > >>> without any errors, I am unable to see the folder bin/ in the same
>>>> > >>> directory. So, even though I proceed with further setup, I am
>>>> getting a
>>>> > >>> "Mailman REST API not available. Please start mailman core" on my
>>>> > >>> localhost:8000 webpage. Could anyone help me here?
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> [1]
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> >
>>>> http://wiki.list.org/display/DEV/A+5+minute+guide+to+get+the+Mailman+web+UI+running
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> Thanks
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 1:18 AM, Terri Oda <terri at toybox.ca>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> On 2014-02-28, 7:36 AM, Bhargav Golla wrote:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> I have a few questions regarding this idea.
>>>> > >>>>> 1. I intend to develop it on Cordova since it will help in
>>>> porting
>>>> > the
>>>> > >>> app
>>>> > >>>>> easily to multiple platforms. Were there any ideas in this
>>>> directions
>>>> > >>>>> regarding going native or hybrid?
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Personally, I'd prefer if we went hybrid and had an html5 webapp
>>>> that
>>>> > >>>> could be used straight over the web for mobile users who don't
>>>> want to
>>>> > >>>> install an app, with Cordova used to build the individual
>>>> platform
>>>> > >>> apps.  I
>>>> > >>>> may not be the mentor on this one, though, so I'm happy to defer
>>>> to
>>>> > >>> whoever
>>>> > >>>> the final mentor is on this front.
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Incidentally, I've been using Intel's XDK for building Cordova
>>>> apps
>>>> > >>> lately
>>>> > >>>> and highly recommend it for quick testing on various platforms
>>>> and
>>>> > >>> screen
>>>> > >>>> sizes.  I've found it a very useful tool, and not just because I
>>>> work
>>>> > >>> for
>>>> > >>>> Intel now!
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>  2. Can I assume that all mailing lists built by Mailman support
>>>> the
>>>> > >>> REST
>>>> > >>>>> interface? Also, I have tried to see if I can get JSON
>>>> responses and
>>>> > I
>>>> > >>> am
>>>> > >>>>> unable to by adding a HTTP Accept Header to take
>>>> "application/json".
>>>> > >>> Am I
>>>> > >>>>> doing anything wrong or is JSON not implemented?
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> I don't know the answer to this off the top of my head: Barry?
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>  3. As a starter, could I ignore internationalization for GSoC,
>>>> but
>>>> > >>>>> implement interface in such a way as to be able to
>>>> internationalize
>>>> > it
>>>> > >>>>> easily?
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> We don't expect you to actually translate anything, don't worry.
>>>> :)
>>>> > But
>>>> > >>>> you should definitely build as much as possible so that
>>>> > >>>> internationalization will be easy: make sure there's a quick way
>>>> to
>>>> > get
>>>> > >>> a
>>>> > >>>> list of strings that need translation, at least.  Some of the
>>>> strings
>>>> > >>> may
>>>> > >>>> be already translated in other components of Mailman, so you may
>>>> be
>>>> > >>> able to
>>>> > >>>> get some translations to use to test if you have time at the end
>>>> of
>>>> > the
>>>> > >>>> summer for internationalization.
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>  Terri
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
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>>>> > >>> M.S Computer Science
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>>>> > >
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>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
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