Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] categories, ACL and VFS

[Dave Hall]

> I forgot another point: I think a new model for categories/folders
> should include defining ACL. Adminstrators and users should be able to
> define for whom objects in a folder are visible and editable. Thus
> applications could make use of folder-level ACL without any extra
> work.

I think we are really just talking about enhancing categories, not folders. 
I think category based ACLs would be good, but then you also have the issue
of "global global categories".  Say I have a global global category called
Clients, which is used in addressbook, calendar and sitemgr.  In this case I
may require seperate ACL for each app, this is something that would need to be
factored in.  I am not saying this is a bad idea, just the implications need
to be thought through.  I think the ACL2 system which seek3r started on could
be useful for such a system - to allow inheritted rights and masks.

> And another idea: I think the VFS should make use of such a folder
> system too! Thus users would not have a separate filemanager, but they
> could create their files in the same place they put their addresses,
> appointments, webpages, etc.

I think this is more an issue of a view of the data.  There could be an app
developed which dynamically pulls together a nice view for all this data. 
Each app could have a (set of) hook(s) for the "folder view app", this would
remove the need for forced dependencies while still offering a flexible view of
data the user has access to.  Maybe this could be done through infolog or
some new app.

Cheers

Dave

> 
> Michael
> 
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> 
> > I want to second Alex' enthousiasm about the idea of rethinking and
> > extending the way categories work in phpgroupware. I think, currently
> > they are underutilized because a view and an interaction like Philip
> > proposes is missing. I want to a suggestion that I have already
> > submitted as a feature request on savannah:
> > It would be nice if there were a hook for defining data an application
> > wants to store for a cateogry, and in the administration interface for
> > categories, application specific input elements are appended to the
> > standard input elements for defining category name and description.
> > As an example, in news_admin in HEAD you can configure RSS exports for
> > each category. Instead of having a separate UI for this configuration,
> > it could be done on the same page the category is defined.
> >
> > Michael
> 
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