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== Detailed Description ==
 
== Detailed Description ==
  
* Fix issues related to name mangling of Journal objects after uploading/downloading
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This feature is a first approach to unified format for all types of bundles(in 0.86 it will support only Journal entries and new library bundles).
* Keep objects DS metadata while transfering between user-server-user
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** we can package DS object to bundles (it relates to [[Unified Bundles]])
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=== Bundle files hierarchy ===
  
 
== Benefit to Sugar ==
 
== Benefit to Sugar ==

Revision as of 20:37, 21 July 2009


Summary

Package Journal objects to bundles to preserve sugar related metadata.

Owner

Current status

  • Targeted release: 0.86
  • Last updated: Tue Jul 21 02:18:17 UTC 2009
  • Percentage of completion: 0%

Detailed Description

This feature is a first approach to unified format for all types of bundles(in 0.86 it will support only Journal entries and new library bundles).

Bundle files hierarchy

Benefit to Sugar

Let users export/import Journal objects.

Scope

  • deprecate .xol bundles
  • deprecate .xoj bundles
  • provide unified format for metadata file in .xo bundles which should support
    • activities, former .xo bundles (0.88)
    • libraries, former .xol bundles (0.86)
    • journal entries, former .xoj bundles (0.86)
  • make Browse upload object bundles when the server says so
  • InfoSlicer generates object bundles in 0.86 environment

How To Test

  1. Create a new TurtleArt activity
  2. Upload the new entry to the SL wiki using Browse
  3. Use Browse to download the entry back to Journal
  4. Resume it from Journal

User Experience

If this feature is noticeable by its target audience, how will their experiences change as a result? Describe what they will see or notice.

Dependencies

Fructose dependencies.

Contingency Plan

None necessary, revert to previous release behaviour.

Documentation

Release Notes

The Sugar Release Notes inform end-users about what is new in the release. An Example is 0.84/Notes. The release notes also help users know how to deal with platform changes such as ABIs/APIs, configuration or data file formats, or upgrade concerns. If there are any such changes involved in this feature, indicate them here. You can also link to upstream documentation if it satisfies this need. This information forms the basis of the release notes edited by the release team and shipped with the release.

Comments and Discussion