Re: [cobalt-developers] First steps into Sausalito

[Richard Davis <richard.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,

> > > Putting the pkg together and installing the software is not a
> > > problem. The
> > > query is whether there is a way to add functionality to the
> > > cce to achieve
> > > this or whether is it better to simply bypass this and query the (vpn)
> > > configuration direct using php.
> 
> 
> > AFAIK, there aren't any holds in cce for such a thing.  All the objects
> > in there also seem to be compiled in, so their attributes can't be
> 
> There aren't currently hooks for any third-party apps, but that is what
> Sausalito is all about.  Look in /usr/sausalito/schemas.  There you will
> find all the class definitions for all the objects in CCE.  You can easily
> add new classes or extend classes with namespaces for your own use.

I found this location and created a new schema file in the correct directory.
I added one new class with a series of eight properties. I then have a simple
php page with eight input boxes for configuration, and have placed the
correct files in the locale, conf and handler directories. 

However, on accessing the php page, I do not have any default values, and on
submitting the page (to a php handler page) I get an error:-

Sorry, an internal server error occurred. The class Vpn is unknown.

in the bottom frame. I can't see where to go from here - any ideas??

> > changed.  Also, from my experience, it looks like the configuration is
> > stored in separate objects for each service, which limits you more,
> > since there's not one big "Configuration" class.
> 
> I don't see how this limits you?  It gives you power to change without
> hurting anything else.  If you need exactly one instance of a class per
> system, you can make it a namespace on the System class.  If you need one
> per User, you can make it a Namespace on the User class.  If you need an
> arbitrary number of objects, make a Class.

Done.
 
> > myself.  Sorry I couldn't be of more help.  But you'll probably just be
> > better off accessing the configuration file directly.
> 
> This is what sausalito wants to help you avoid - please, ask questions if
> you don't get it.  The manual is getting better, I promise :)

Using php direct makes it much more difficult to keep the ui the same as
cobalts, and also means playing with the php filesystem functions, which is a
new avenue for me.

Richard

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