Development

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Contents 1 Mapbender Users, Developers and Steering Committee 2 Code Sprints 3 Already a developer? 3.1 mandatory requirements 3.2 be responsible, foster sustainability 3.3 Recommended tools 3.4 Documentation 3.5 Tutorials 3.6 Workgroups 4 Not a developer? 4.1 Contact 4.2 How to contribute

Mapbender Users, Developers and Steering Committee

Mapbender is developed by three inclusive groups:

• The Mapbender PSC decides on functionality, release plan, licensing and development in general.
• Mapbender Contributors contribute to documentation, testing, packaging, etc. All active developers (code and content) are in this group. This group can vote on issues brought up by the steering comittee.
• The largest group of active Mapbender Users communicate through the Mapbender Mailing Lists for support and help. All developers and the PSC will read the lists. Anybody on this list can propose a request for change or bring up issues with the board resulting in a Voting Process.

Code Sprints

A lot of activity happens during Code Sprints that take place throughout the year and in different locations. Anybody is invited to join Mapbender Code and Development Sprints, it is the best place to get into personal contact with the developers.

Already a developer?

mandatory requirements

• First and foremost, check if your contributions are done!
• Maintain your user site, for example User:Christoph Baudson. For example, add the entry

  [[Category:Developer]]

  to your user site.

be responsible, foster sustainability

• Become a Module maintainer.
• Join the weekly IRC Meeting.
• Register at Ohloh.

Recommended tools

• Aptana
• For JavaScript debugging, use Firebug.
• For IE, use Drip and Fiddler

Documentation

• database-structure of the Mapbender Database (image)
• API of JavaScript libraries
• Wiki Module Documentation

Tutorials

1. Write a Mapbender module (v2.7+)
2. Module Template: Simple button (v2.7+)
3. Module Template: Toggle button (v2.7+)
4. Module Template: Toggle button with map interaction (v2.7+)
5. JSON RPC example (v2.6+)
6. Internationisation tutorial (v2.7+)
7. Object oriented JavaScript
8. arrays with unique entries
9. JavaScript pitfalls: null, false, undefined, NaN
10. Javascript: Deleting object properties
11. Oddities

Workgroups

For special topics in Mapbender we invented workgroups. Have a look at Workgroup and feel free to join a workgroup you are interested in.

Not a developer?

Contact

Write an email to mapbender_dev@lists.osgeo.org (see Mapbender Mailing Lists)

How to contribute

1. join the mailing lists
2. apply for a Wiki account
3. Send your code to the developer list
4. become a developer

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