xo-web 6

[julien-f]

Milestones

1. Basic XenServer/XCP-ng management (supporting ACLs/Self service)
   • Components listing with code
   • Tree view and batch edition/actions Innovative tree view #2029
     • Ex Falso could be an inspiration
   • Types: pool, host, SR, network, VM, VM snapshot, VM template, VDI, VDI snapshot, (VIF, PIF, VBD, PBD ?)
   • Basic settings: Servers
   • VM creation
2. TBD
   • backup UI (ask @Rajaa-BARHTAOUI for feedbacks)
   • basic visualization
3. TBD
   • advanced visualization

Dependencies: Libraries & Tools

• Babel (+ TypeScript?)
• Webpack (@badrAZ)
• React
• Reaclette (new version)
• emotion
• we should at least start without Bootstrap

Requirements

• code lazy loading: only load necessary pages
• data lazy loading: only load displayed data
  • keep data in browser cache
  • when filtering: use cached data + send search to server
  • subscribeObjects(ids?: string[], filter?: object): SubscriptionId
  • unsubscribeObjects(SubscriptionId)
• UI/UX guidelines
  • inline edition?
  • processes and sub-processes (e.g. configuring remotes while configuring a backup job)
  • ongoing tasks and notifications (see Improve action feedback: XO tasks with success or failed status #4752)
• Debugging dedicated page (TBD)

[Marcpezin]

Can be useful: https://xcp-ng.org/forum/topic/962/why-are-you-using-xcp-ng-center

[michaeldojcar]

It is nice to hear about a tree view in xo. Do you have some progress with this stuff?

[julien-f]

@michaeldojcar Not yet, we are currently focused on the proxies, xo-web 6 will be our main focus after it.

Expect news before the end of the year.