This weekend, I moved my cut at Booklist Browser app requirements from the Github issue to its own page. Next, I took a cut at defining the possible domains for the Booklist Browser app, using concepts as described in “How to Engineer Software” by Steve Tockey (https://www.construx.com/books/how-to-engineer-software/). My next step will be to define use cases based on the domain definition and requirements.
July 2021
Another OPML viewer for Federated Bookshelves
I am playing with a new toolkit from Dave Winer for working with OPML (https://github.com/scripting/opmlPackage), and modified the client example to read my booklist file – nice!
A reader wanted instructions on how I did this, so here they are:
- Download the zip file from the Github repo
- Edit code.js in the client folder to provide a URL for an OPML file that is available on the web
- Upload the files to some web hosting
- Go to index.html to view the OPML file
Tried installing the PagePark app from Dave Winer on Glitch using these instructions, was able to create a website – cool!
Tool update for Federated Bookshelves/Library JSON project
Ravern Koh has a new instance of his Bookshelves web app to display files in Library JSON format. To use it, enter a URL to a Library JSON file, then click the “View Shelf” button. I tested it with Tom Critchlow’s Library JSON file, and it worked! I have added this tool to the Federated Bookshelves Github repo.