[bt-devel] Backend Proposal

[Martin Gruner]

Hi Greg,

sounds very interesting. Do you intend to make this new backend a
separate library that can be used by BibleTime frontend and other frontends?

Regards, mg

Am 18.06.11 23:49, schrieb Greg Hellings:
> http://devel.bibletime.info/wiki/Backend_API
>
> In the interest of getting the ball rolling on the discussion we had
> in IRC today, I have created a wiki page on the implementation of a
> back end API that could be utilized by BibleTime to serve as
>
> 1) A barrier between the application and SWORD.  This would allow us
> to use the same code base to create a desktop GUI, mobile GUIs,
> web-based GUIs, etc which can all leverage the work done to bring the
> data into Qt.
>
> 2) A fulcrum to uncouple BibleTime from strict SWORD dependence. This
> will allow us to leverage other technologies to store, fetch and
> maniuplate texts to supplement those available from SWORD.
> Possibilities such as EPub reading, Perseus, specialized web sites all
> exist and who knows of what others people might come up with.
>
> This is the first of a 3 part partitioning of BibleTime code into
> Backend, Rendering and GUI components.  The main thrust of this is to
> allow us to create multiple GUI applications based off of as much
> shared code as possible.  Obviously we already have a GUI application
> which runs great in Linux and other desktop environments. There has
> been talk about Symbian or MeeGo mobile apps.  Web frontends could be
> created.  I believe there is also a semi-official port of Qt to
> Android as well.  Bindings could be created around the Storage and
> Rendering APIs into scripting languages of choice.  All in all, this
> could open up a lot of possibilities for developers who like Qt and
> want to leverage the work we've done against SWORD (and possibly other
> sources in the future) to develop a GUI or CLI or any other interface
> with the Qt toolkit.
>
> I would encourage those who have a passion for such things to tackle
> putting together a design for the Rendering component or to help
> improve my proposed API.  Also to think about different UIs you'd like
> to see worked on and start planning for them and making API proposals
> based on what you see a need for.  If enough people are interested we
> can setup a way to collaborate beyond just these wiki pages in the
> future if you think we'd be more productive meeting in other ways.
>
> --Greg
>
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