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The easiest way to get started on any of these projects is to [[Fork Amanda on Github|fork Amanda]] and push your completed changes back. | The easiest way to get started on any of these projects is to [[Fork Amanda on Github|fork Amanda]] and push your completed changes back. | ||
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Write an application to allow users to backup and restore MySQL databases. | Write an application to allow users to backup and restore MySQL databases. | ||
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Write an application to allow users to backup and restore SQLite databases safely and consistently. See http://www.sqlite.org/backup.html. | |||
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<tt>amtoc</tt> is already in Perl, but it parses logfiles directly. Update it to be more readable, to use <tt>Amanda::DB::Catalog</tt> to read the logfile, and to produce correct output. It will need new unit tests. | <tt>amtoc</tt> is already in Perl, but it parses logfiles directly. Update it to be more readable, to use <tt>Amanda::DB::Catalog</tt> to read the logfile, and to produce correct output. It will need new unit tests. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 11 July 2010
Stuff that needs doing. Tasks with no "owner" are open. To "claim" a task, edit this page and add your name as "owner", and email your thoughts to the amanda-hackers list. Other hackers will be happy to help. If you have other tasks, please add them here, following the pattern below. This forms a more in-the-moment version of the Wishlist/Features planned document.
The easiest way to get started on any of these projects is to fork Amanda and push your completed changes back.
Applications
Writing new Amanda frontends, using the Application API
MySQL Application
Write an application to allow users to backup and restore MySQL databases.
SQLite Application
Write an application to allow users to backup and restore SQLite databases safely and consistently. See http://www.sqlite.org/backup.html.
Cyrus imapd Application
Write an application to allow users to backup and restore emails in Cyrus imapd. While 'tar' can back up a mailspool, it is not ideal for the huge number of small files, and does not work well with so many hard-linked files.
AFS Application
Write an application to allow users to backup and restore from Andrew Filesystems; see How To:Backup AFS Volumes.
Authentication
OpenSSL auth
An OpenSSL-based security driver could enable encryption without the messy manual setup of SSH. More importantly, it can use certificate validation to perform bi-directional authentication of network communications, without reference to any UNIX usernames, passwords, or home directories.
Perlification
There is no shortage of stuff to rewrite in Perl. This is just a sampling of the "low-hanging fruit".
Update amtoc
amtoc is already in Perl, but it parses logfiles directly. Update it to be more readable, to use Amanda::DB::Catalog to read the logfile, and to produce correct output. It will need new unit tests.
Build Process
Simplify Perl Automake rules
The Makefile.am stanza to build a perl extension from a SWIG input file is too long. Ideally, this could be expressed in a few lines giving only the source file and binary dependencies of the extension.
Translation
Amanda is (mostly) internationalized, and ready to have translations plugged in. Add a task here for each new locale.
I18n for Perl
To his shame, Dustin has been furiously writing un-internationalized Perl. This means that, at the moment, Perl applications won't respect any translations. Clearly, that should change!
German Translation
German is as good a first translation as any, and will work the kinks out of the translation process, paving the way for other locales.
Miscellaneous
Fix data encryption
Data encryption support in Amanda is not well-maintained. Some of the available scripts are Linux-specific, or fail in confusing ways. This task would involve a thorough exploration of the current support, documentation, and writing patches for any problems found in the existing code.