Difference between revisions of "Roadmap"

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*** add URL
*** add URL
*** add rev_id int compressed
*** add rev_id int compressed
** Cluster:
*** add LZMA compression
** Category Namespace (U / V)
*** U contains standard article text
*** V contains article pointers to articles within that category
** Metadata Namespace (M) - these fields should be available as variables for layout templates
*** "language" - ISO Code 639-3
*** "creator"
*** "date" - YYYYMMDD
*** "description"
*** "relation"
*** "source" - URL
** Index Namespace (X)
** Index Namespace (X)
*** switch to new int compression
*** switch to new int compression
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*** html-body
*** html-body
*** html-layout
*** html-layout
* add LZMA compression


* Packaging
* Packaging
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** static binaries should be updated regularly
** static binaries should be updated regularly
** Emmanuel adds Microsoft Visual Studio project file to SVN
** Emmanuel adds Microsoft Visual Studio project file to SVN
* Category Namespace (U / V)
** U contains standard article text
** V contains article pointers to articles within that category
* Metadata Namespace (M) - these fields should be available as variables for layout templates
** "language" - ISO Code 639-3
** "creator"
** "date" - YYYYMMDD
** "description"
** "relation"
** "source" - URL


* ZIM export running on http://download.wikimedia.org/
* ZIM export running on http://download.wikimedia.org/

Revision as of 13:51, 22 November 2009

See also current Status and next steps.


Until end of 2009
  • Finalizing ZIM file format
    • ZIM file header:
      • add Pointer to UrlPointerList (IndexPointerList will be named "TitlePointerList")
      • add Pointer to MimeTypeList
    • ZIM file structure:
      • add UrlPointerList (article list ordered by URL)
      • add MimeTypeList to store MimeTypes in a zero-terminated list
      • make new integer compression (UTF-8 compression / ZInt compression)
      • break version number into major / minor number
    • Directory Entry:
      • drop QUnicode on article titles
      • add URL
      • add rev_id int compressed
    • Index Namespace (X)
      • switch to new int compression
Later
  • Layout Namespace (A / B)
    • A - HTML body
    • B - HTML header template
    • reader sets flag when loading library if it wants to get HTML body or full layout using header template
    • MIME types used
      • html-body
      • html-layout
  • add LZMA compression
  • Packaging
    • Debian maintainer, contact by Tommi
    • RPM? - maybe openSuSE buildservice
    • static binaries should be updated regularly
    • Emmanuel adds Microsoft Visual Studio project file to SVN
  • Category Namespace (U / V)
    • U contains standard article text
    • V contains article pointers to articles within that category
  • Metadata Namespace (M) - these fields should be available as variables for layout templates
    • "language" - ISO Code 639-3
    • "creator"
    • "date" - YYYYMMDD
    • "description"
    • "relation"
    • "source" - URL
  • Updating
    • tool to merge two ZIM files
June 2009
  • 1. openZIM release of a Wikipedia DVD for LinuxTag 2009 in Berlin.