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Re: [mylyn-integrators] Question about task attributes for a new connector
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We've seen connectors of this generic nature get implemented so it can
be done! At the very least you will need to map the id and summary
attributes (perhaps also date_modified). The rich editor support will
not be as easy as it was for Trac for example though since you will need
to provide custom implementations for most of the editor sections to
handle your dynamic attributes. You may just opt to to have a single
custom attributes section and eliminate the other sections. Depending
on when you retrieve the set of possible attributes, you will likely
either store it in you connector specific repository configuration (see
Bugzilla), or on a per ticket basis with the RepositoryTaskData.
-Rob
Brian Steele wrote:
Hi,
I'm doing research for creating a new connector for Mylyn. I've
already looked at code for the existing Trac and Bugzilla connectors
to get some idea what is required, but there is one question I have
that isn't answered by looking at those connectors.
The repository I'm planning to connect has only two static attributes,
one is the task number and the other is a short description. All the
other attributes are user-defined. The Bugzilla and Trac attribute
factory classes have static mappings between Trac/Bugzilla attributes
and the built-in Mylyn attributes. Do you have any suggestions on how
to handle the situation where 99% of the attributes in the repository
are user defined? I can get all the attribute definitions from the
repository at runtime, but they are not known at compile time.
I expect that I may have to provide a preferences page that allows the
user to define the mappings, but maybe there is a better way?
Thanks,
Brian
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