Re: [Gnumed-devel] gnumed ideas 0.1 and post-0.1 (was Time for a major re-think in 2005)

[catmat]

Ian Haywood wrote:

> J Busser wrote:
>
> > have to install and configure Python/wxWindows/GnuMed on every client 
> > could
> > remove a **huge** impediment to people **trying** gnumed. 
>
> Formerly I've thought that Web clients just aren't that useful, 
> because you have to reload a page
> to do everything, such as select a drug for example. Even with the 
> fastest server, that's too slow.
> However this changes with features like Google Suggest 
> (http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en),
> essentially the phrasewheel concept in Javascript.
>
> We do have a working Web interface, but it's written in Java,
> so we can't share any code between the two clients, which slows 
> development a lot.
> Syan, are you still actively working on this? 


I got the java web client running on Carlos's server, but came up 
against an access problem
for user any-doc ( wrt to  a sql view on  telephone numbers etc).

> If not, is there any interest in a Web client
> in Python? The  BaseHTTPServer class provides the same features as 
> Java servlets only heaps easier to use. 


Maybe, I need to look at BaseHTTPServer. There really is a lot in Struts 
Framework, and jsp pages,
so I'm doubtful it has the *same* features.  
Need to report back later.

Any outlines/ summaries about  how one thinks a web client should call 
the business layer would
be appreciated.

BTW, was the permission problem with accessing  necessary demographic 
views from user any-doc fixed?
(Necessary ,I thought , means   names , address, telephone numbers,  
identity numbers )

Is anyone thinking of writing command line programs  that work like unix 
utilities , to read and update
schema in gnumed  (using standard input, output , error,  or files) ? 
One could do that first, debug them on the console,  and then write web 
clients/ guis that frontend these commands.
You could even have a command line "listener" that blocks and returns 
output when the postgres server
callsback with a notification.