[Opensim-dev] OpenSim Export

[Kayne]

--- On Thu, 28/8/08, Justin Clark-Casey <jjustincc at googlemail.com> wrote:

> From: Justin Clark-Casey <jjustincc at googlemail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] OpenSim Export
> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> Received: Thursday, 28 August, 2008, 7:25 PM
> Kayne wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm currently about to begin a project on OpenSim
> for a project at University. I'm looking at an
> export/import tool.
> > 
> > I noticed the OpenSimExport project for the Google
> summer of code and wondered if anybody is currently working
> on this? If not it would be more useful if I work on it
> rather than work on a completely independant project. 
> > 
> > If that is the case, what would people want from this
> tool? I am limited by time, so I probably won't be able
> to complete it fully, but I would like to have the core
> functionality finished. I notice Sean was the one who
> proposed it so I'm guessing you have an interest in
> this?
> > 
> 
> Look at the save-oar/load-oar functionality and tell me if
> this is what 
> you're talking about.  This currently saves out and
> reloads a tar.gz oar 
> region archive (prim xml + the assets needed to restore
> this prim + 
> region terrain).
> 
> The export tool is something of a shell at this point,
> though it might 
> be nice to get it to be able to load/save archives without
> needing the 
> opensim region to be running.  This will involve a good bit
> of 
> refactoring to isolate the components of OpenSim that need
> to be reused.
> 
> One thing you might think about adding is inventory archive
> 
> loading/saving, which is basically the same thing as for
> regions, but 
> with inventory :-)  I made a start on this but haven't
> had time to make 
> much progress recently.
> 

Would it be useful if I work on the inventory loading and saving?

Is the work you've done on it in the repository?

Thanks,

Kris


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