RE: xPLMediaNet Web Interface Issue

["JT @ Home" <Jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tony,

I'd be inclined to agree with your latter thoughts, im no programmer,
but it seems it would be a little easier to update one module rather
than having to recode two modules.

But on a lighter note, please please please can I have a play with
xPLMediaNet?? ;o)

Jonathan

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Tofts [mailto:tony@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 April 2005 16:50
To: ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_xpl] xPLMediaNet Web Interface Issue


Hi all,

Have built the web interface very similar to the existing one in
xPLRioNet,
but using the structure recommended by Steve (many thanks Steve).

Basically there is a core web server, this loads the appropriate client
page
and maps out all the default functions/status screen that are common to
all
devices, it then passes the web page to the particular client module to
deal
with any non-standard client-side items, and then passes the page to the
current source module to fill in the list of items/indexes etc

This all works very well :-)

But a thought just hit me. If someone wants to write a totally different
web
server module, then they would also have to publish new versions of the
clients and sources... Not good

I'm trying to think of a way of redesigning the web stuff so that more
than
one server can run, and pick up it's own client/source modules - this
won't
be easy.

Alternatively, I can keep all the client/source code in the single web
server module.

I'm thinking the latter option is the best, as it means a new web server
can
be written independent of the clients/sources and more than one can be
used
in a single xplmedianet system (e.g. I'm writing a generic web interface
for
all devices, whereas someone might want to write a web server
specifically
for the rio that displays a picture of a rio etc)

The downside is that the master web module will need to be updated
whenever
a new device is added to xplmedianet.

Any thoughts/comments please as once I start I don't want to have to
trash
it all and start over yet again?

Many thanks
Tony



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