Re: Hacking deja-dup

["Juan J. Martinez" <juan memset com>]

On 08/06/12 15:45, Michael Terry wrote:
> On 8 June 2012 10:29, Juan J. Martinez <juan memset com> wrote:
>> OpenStack Object Storage is compatible with Rackspace Cloud Files API,
>> so I think the right approach is to add an authentication URL parameter
>> to the cloud files backend (actually I'm almost done doing that).
> 
> It looks like you're talking about the backend stuff.  Which you seem
> to have a handle on.
> 
> But I was curious more about the GUI side of things.  Like, if I'm
> some random Rackspace cloud user, will I know what this "OpenStack"
> thing is in the GUI?

I'm not mentioning OpenStack at all in the GUI, and Rackspace users
probably know about the auth URL:

http://docs.rackspace.com/files/api/v1/cf-devguide/content/Authentication-d1e639.html

> I'm just trying to figure out whether it makes more sense to have the
> toplevel entry in the "Backup location" dropdown be:
> A) "Rackspace Cloud Files" with a sub-dropdown to specify "US/UK/Custom"
> B) "OpenStack Cloud Files" with a similar sub-dropdown
> C) Something else?  Maybe both as toplevels?
> 

My UI currenly shows the Rackspace US URL by default and it lets you
change to anything you want. It's my first stab to the problem.

I like A). When the user chooses "custom" he can enter the auth URL.

I don't think it's a good idea going with the "OpenStack" path if we're
not using OpenStack API (duplicity can't).

Kind regards,

Juan