[GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Aurélien Aptel]

Hi all,

I'm releasing a new version of Org-sync, the tool to sync Org
documents with external bugtrackers/TODO-list system.

There are functional (although not complete) backends for:
- Github
- Bitbucket
- Redmine

And I'm currently working on Remember the Milk.
I've updated the installation procedure in the tutorial. It should be
easier now if it was bothering you before.
I've also made a short (~4mn) demo video covering the Bitbucket
backend and conflicts. On a side note, making this video was a painful
experience and I now realize the lack of good stable and free(dom)
video editing software on Linux.

Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbj6-j0teCY
Tutorial: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/tutorial/
Webpage: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/index.html

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Waldemar Quevedo]

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Hello Aurélien,

I just tried org-sync to fetch the issues from a project in github,
this looks really useful!

Not a big deal but I see that you have to set os-github-auth and call M-x
os-import, os etc..
to use org-sync. Since the library is named org-sync, wouldn't it be better
to
base on the library name for these settings? e.g. `org-sync-github-auth`,
`org-sync-import`...

Cheers!

- Waldemar

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Aurélien Aptel
<aurelien.aptel@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm releasing a new version of Org-sync, the tool to sync Org
> documents with external bugtrackers/TODO-list system.
>
> There are functional (although not complete) backends for:
> - Github
> - Bitbucket
> - Redmine
>
> And I'm currently working on Remember the Milk.
> I've updated the installation procedure in the tutorial. It should be
> easier now if it was bothering you before.
> I've also made a short (~4mn) demo video covering the Bitbucket
> backend and conflicts. On a side note, making this video was a painful
> experience and I now realize the lack of good stable and free(dom)
> video editing software on Linux.
>
> Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbj6-j0teCY
> Tutorial:
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/tutorial/
> Webpage:
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/index.html
>
>

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Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Suvayu Ali]

On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 10:09:31PM +0900, Waldemar Quevedo wrote:
> 
> Not a big deal but I see that you have to set os-github-auth and call M-x
> os-import, os etc..
> to use org-sync. Since the library is named org-sync, wouldn't it be better to 
> base on the library name for these settings? e.g. `org-sync-github-auth`,
> `org-sync-import`...
> 

I thought os is short for org-sync, just like ob is for org-babel?

-- 
Suvayu

Open source is the future. It sets us free.

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Bastien]

Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> writes:

> I thought os is short for org-sync, just like ob is for org-babel?

Indeed, that's the idea.

-- 
 Bastien

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Achim Gratz]

Suvayu Ali writes:
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 10:09:31PM +0900, Waldemar Quevedo wrote:
>> 
>> Not a big deal but I see that you have to set os-github-auth and call M-x
>> os-import, os etc..
>> to use org-sync. Since the library is named org-sync, wouldn't it be better to 
>> base on the library name for these settings? e.g. `org-sync-github-auth`,
>> `org-sync-import`...
>> 
>
> I thought os is short for org-sync, just like ob is for org-babel?

Yes, but only the source files are shortened to ob-*.el, the function
and variable names still spell out org-babel (with very few exceptions).
I think that would be a good example to follow, especially as an "os-"
prefix might easily clash with other namespaces.


Regards,
Achim.
-- 
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SD adaptation for Waldorf microQ V2.22R2:
http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSDada

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Bastien]

Hi Achim,

Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de> writes:

>> I thought os is short for org-sync, just like ob is for org-babel?
>
> Yes, but only the source files are shortened to ob-*.el, the function
> and variable names still spell out org-babel (with very few exceptions).
> I think that would be a good example to follow, especially as an "os-"
> prefix might easily clash with other namespaces.

Agreed.  I will discuss this with Aurélien.

-- 
 Bastien

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Hey Aurélien,

This is *very* exciting.  I'm definitely interested in using this for
MediaGoblin if I can.

Several thoughts after watching the video:

 - I tend to take notes and local subtasks on bugs.  Is there any way to
   do that?
 - Does org-sync also pull down comments?
 - I'd like to pull down the description and keep the TODO states in
   sync, but I'm not sure I want editing local descriptions to affect
   the description remotely.  In fact I'm pretty sure I don't want to do
   that!  I'd just like the initial state then be able to munge it
   however.  Is that possible?
 - I'd really like to write a trac backend!


Aurélien Aptel writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm releasing a new version of Org-sync, the tool to sync Org
> documents with external bugtrackers/TODO-list system.
>
> There are functional (although not complete) backends for:
> - Github
> - Bitbucket
> - Redmine
>
> And I'm currently working on Remember the Milk.
> I've updated the installation procedure in the tutorial. It should be
> easier now if it was bothering you before.
> I've also made a short (~4mn) demo video covering the Bitbucket
> backend and conflicts. On a side note, making this video was a painful
> experience and I now realize the lack of good stable and free(dom)
> video editing software on Linux.
>
> Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbj6-j0teCY
> Tutorial: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/tutorial/
> Webpage: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/index.html

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Aurélien Aptel]

On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Christopher Allan Webber
<cwebber@dustycloud.org> wrote:
> This is *very* exciting.  I'm definitely interested in using this for
> MediaGoblin if I can.

Thanks. I've just looked at MediaGoblin but I don't think it fits what
Org-sync was designed for, which is sync with bugtrackers or anything
equivalent i.e. a list of something with an open/closed state with at
least a title and a unique id.

>  - I tend to take notes and local subtasks on bugs.  Is there any way to
>    do that?

No. Org-sync only handles list of 1 level elements right now.

>  - Does org-sync also pull down comments?

No. I guess you could make a backend to sync comments from a single
bug discussion but it's not really helpful.

>  - I'd like to pull down the description and keep the TODO states in
>    sync, but I'm not sure I want editing local descriptions to affect
>    the description remotely.  In fact I'm pretty sure I don't want to do
>    that!  I'd just like the initial state then be able to munge it
>    however.  Is that possible?

That's possible and should be easy to implement, I'll see.

>  - I'd really like to write a trac backend!

There's a guide on the tutorial page [1], and you can look at existing backends.

1: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/gsoc2012/student-projects/org-sync/tutorial/#sec-4

Re: [GSoC] Org-sync v0.2

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Aurélien Aptel writes:

> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Christopher Allan Webber
> <cwebber@dustycloud.org> wrote:
>> This is *very* exciting.  I'm definitely interested in using this for
>> MediaGoblin if I can.
>
> Thanks. I've just looked at MediaGoblin but I don't think it fits what
> Org-sync was designed for, which is sync with bugtrackers or anything
> equivalent i.e. a list of something with an open/closed state with at
> least a title and a unique id.

Just to be clear: by this I meant I'm the lead developer of MediaGoblin
and I meant I wanted to use it to help me keep track of MediaGoblin's
bugtracker stuff, not that I wanted to use it for interacting with
MediaGoblin the application. :)

>>  - I'd like to pull down the description and keep the TODO states in
>>    sync, but I'm not sure I want editing local descriptions to affect
>>    the description remotely.  In fact I'm pretty sure I don't want to do
>>    that!  I'd just like the initial state then be able to munge it
>>    however.  Is that possible?
>
> That's possible and should be easy to implement, I'll see.

That would be really great!  Let me know if you make progress on that.