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Line 1: − == Basic Usage ==+ − − * This feature helps share Journal/Documents/Mounted-Drives' entries across XOs, via the following two mechanisms :: − − − − **Peer-to-Peer mode − *** Sharing in this mode is possible, only when the server and client XO(s) are on the same networks. Thus, peer-to-peer sharing would work on − **** XOs connected to the same Access Point. − **** Adhoc-Network connections. − − − − **Via-School-Server mode − *** In this mode, an XO uploads an entry to the central School Server; from where the client XO(s) may download the entry. − *** This mode of sharing works as long as the School-Server is HTTP-pingable between the server and client XOs. Thus, this mode of sharing would work when − **** XOs are connected to the same Access Point (as long as school-server is pingable throughout). − **** XOs are connected to the different Access Points (as long as school-server is pingable throughout). − **** XOs are conencted to Adhoc-Network (as long as school-server is pingable throughout). − − − − − − − == Credits == − * '''Ceibal''' − ** For supporting this feature development. − − − * '''Sascha Silbe''' ''silbe@activitycentral.com'' − ** Initial Proposal for the solution based on WebDAV. − − − * '''Anish Mangal''' ''anish@activitycentral.com'' − ** Showed why simply accessing the webdav shares via "Browse" activity won't work. − ** The reason is that accessing Sugar-WebDAV shares via "Browse" (or in any browser), would show only the availability of files. But a Sugar-entry is more than just the (data) file; it is a combination of − *** Metadata-file − *** Data-file − *** Preview-file (optional) − ** Also, the current workflow conforms to the sugar look-and-feel too. (Thanks again Anish). − − − * '''Ruben Rodriquez''' ''ruben@activitycentral.com'' − ** Feedback on the "peer-to-peer" mechanism; now when the user clicks "Access Share", the user is directly taken to the newly mounted remote-share view. − − − * '''Nitika Mangal''' ''nitika@activitycentral.com'' − ** Testing − − − − − − − − − − == Example Workflow for Peer-To-Peer Mode == − − − == NOTES == − ** An entry present in "Local Shares", is available to other peers, when the peer(s) mount this XO's shares. − ** Note that the entries present in "Local Shares", have nothing to do with the entries present in "School Server Shares". − ** In the following screenshots' example, "PEER 2" mounts the shares of "PEER 1"; and uses that to copy entries onto its own XO. Thus, the entry is copied from XO-of-PEER-1 to XO-of-PEER-2. − − − − − − == SCREENSHOTS == − − − − − − == [PEER 1] "Journal" - View. == − :[[File:p11.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 1] Detail view of the journal-entry. Note the preview presence. == − :[[File:p12.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 1] Initial "Local Shares" View == − :[[File:p13.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 1] Copy the journal entry to "Local Shares", to make it available for sharing to other peers. == − :[[File:p14.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 1] "Local Shares" view, after copying the entry. == − :[[File:p15.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 1] The detail view in "Local Shares". NOTE that the preview MUST be present, and it must be same as that of "Journal". == − :[[File:p16.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] Initial "Journal" - View. == − :[[File:p20.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] Neighborhood View. == − :[[File:p21.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] Click on "Access Share" of the peer, whose shares need to be accessed. == − :[[File:p22.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] The peer's shares are mounted. == − :[[File:p23.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] Copy the entry to the journal. == − :[[File:p24.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] Final "Journal" View. == − :[[File:p25.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [PEER 2] Detail-view of the entry. Note that the preview is the same as was on the remote peer. == − :[[File:p26.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − == Example Workflow for Via-School-Server Mode == − − − == NOTES == − ** An entry present in "School Server Shares", is available to all the XOs. There isn't any mounting or anything required as such. − ** Note that the entries present in "School Server Shares", have nothing to do with the entries present in "Local Shares". − ** In the following screenshots' example, an XO uploads an entry to the school-server, and then downloads the same. HOWEVER, NOTE THAT ANY XO WOULD BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY PRESENT ON THE SCHOOL-SERVER, AND NOT ONLY NECESSARILY THE UPLOADER. − − − − − − == SCREENSHOTS == − − == [UPLOAD] Initially, no entries are present on the school-server. == − :[[File:sss1.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [UPLOAD] Choose an entry to upload to the school-server. == − :[[File:sss2.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [UPLOAD] Enter the pasphrase when prompted. == − :[[File:sss3.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [UPLOAD] After uploading, ensure that the entry has in fact been uploaded to the school-server. == − :[[File:sss4.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Initial "Documents" view. == − :[[File:sss5.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Choose to copy the entry from school-server, to "Documents". == − :[[File:sss6.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Enter (incorrect) password. == − :[[File:sss7.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] 'Passphrase not match' error occurs. == − :[[File:sss8.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Try copying again. == − :[[File:sss9.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Enter (correct) password. == − :[[File:sss10.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Confirm that the entry has been successfully downloaded. == − :[[File:sss11.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − − − == [DOWNLOAD] Ensure that in the detail view, the uploader-details are present. == − :[[File:sss12.png|640px]] − − − − − − − − − − − == TEST-CASES THAT NEED TO PASS == − − * Inter-copying an entry between Journal/Documents/Mounted-Drives/Local-Shares/School-Server-Shares should behave in the same way. For eg, in the peer-to-peer mode, it was shown that the source-entry (on PEER-1) had a preview; the same was true when the entry finally arrived on PEER-2. In particular, the preview should "go along" as and when the entry goes, '''intra-XO''' or '''inter-XO'''.
Features/Sharing Journal Entries Via School Server (view source)
Revision as of 02:51, 4 September 2012
, 02:51, 4 September 2012Replaced content with "Please see http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Transfer_to_many_options"
Please see http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/Transfer_to_many_options