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We're almost there

Posted on 10.9.2008, 14:41 by alcaeus
Posted in Ayumi, FlightSim, Personal, Work
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It's been another week with a lot of progress on Ayumi. All modules that actually do something (the search module is present but still doesn't even know what it's supposed to do) have reached at least version 0.9.0, which in my development schedule prepares them for a limited release. There is still some testing to do (for example, I never checked if the common module is capable of updating itself), but in general everything is ready. The UCP is implemented, the module permission system is in place, the automated update system works well, so there shouldn't be much in the way.

So, what's next you ask? Well, after giving this site the udpate it desperately needs I still have a few modules to build. The RSS system for the blog is nowhere near functional and the search engine, well, see above. Also, since Ayumi is supposed to be used on infler.de, there needs to be a forum module as well as a feedback module, which is going to be a difficult task, considering that it's supposed to integrate itself into other modules. We'll see how that plays out.

I also need to finish the language system (currently only one language is available), the style system (see before) as well as the addon system. Modules can be upgraded with addons, which change part of their functionality. The idea is in my head, now I only need to tell Eclipse how to do it. Also, the installer needs to be made available. At the moment nobody besides me could install this thing, as you need to manually create every table and insert all data. It's a gruesome task to be honest

With that, I'm going to work on a few different things as well. I've been using MS Flight Simulator 2004 heavily recently, but I'm lacking some good panels for the awesome POSKY planes. So, I've downloaded the panel SDK and I want to learn how to build panels. Maybe I can even get something done in that area

Greetz
alcaeus