[Opensim-dev] OpenSim Export

[Justin Clark-Casey]

Dr Scofield wrote:
> Kayne wrote:
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>> --- On Thu, 28/8/08, Justin Clark-Casey <jjustincc at googlemail.com> wrote:
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>>> 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?
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> do have a look at OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory... and, yes, we are
> trying to convince alan webb (who wrote that code) to do a write up on the
> opensim wiki... (hi alan!)
>   
Do you mean there's code in there which is potentially reusable for 
this, Dirk?  Of course, if I had more time I'd go and read the code - 
but wait I can read the docu.... ;-)
> 	cheers,
> 	dirk
>
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>> Is the work you've done on it in the repository?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kris
>>
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