perfsonar development work

["Michael Bischoff" <>]

>

> On Dec 4, 2008, at 7:35 AM, Michael Bischoff wrote:
>
>
>> Hello Jeff,
>>
>>
>> I'm not sure if hand maintained will be completely made obsolete,
>> most likely you want a list of 'favourite' services. Although I have to 
>> admit I'm slightly
>> lacking insight into the wishes of our end-users.
>>
>>
>> http://sonar1.amsterdam.surfnet.nl/cstnet.png
>> http://sonar1.amsterdam.surfnet.nl/internet2.png
>>
>
> I agree, that makes sense. I guess one reason I pushed this issue is
> that those services were not showing up in the gLS when Chris asked them to 
> be added to pS-UI.
>
>
> So, in thinking about the interface:
>
>
> Is it possible for users to add to their own 'favorites'? Something
> like web-browser bookmarks perhaps?

The current idea is to have a button to allow selected services(in the 
lookupservice-tab) to
be 'moved'(and thereby persisted) in the .conf-tab(/file)

>
> Having something like you show here would likewise be very beneficial
> for specific user communities too - perhaps it could be implemented 
> something like 'shared
> bookmarks' so individual user communities can publish groups of 
> 'interesting' services?
>

Well currently it only filters on description. There is the keywords 
proposal/functionality
but that would leave the system admin's who publish services in the driving 
seat. Which might
not necessary be the community(anyone can register their service with any 
information
currently). This could create problems I suppose adding AA functionality to 
the LS could work
- this would create the consent of reserved keywords. Which would lead to a 
perfsonar version
of ICANN - not sure if we would want that.

This idea needs further exploration.

> (I am adding these to the bugzilla entry as well, but I'm keeping it
> onlist as well so those that do not watch that product can participate - 
> these are general
> concepts on how to expose the information from the gLS to users in whatever 
> GUI they may be
> developing.)
>
> jeff
>

Michael