Synclets

These are a break out from the connector work to try and figure out better patterns around collecting data from outside sources. If you are a connector author then you definitely want to check out the code and give the wiki page a read.

Search

We’ve been exploring different patterns of using search within the Locker, which Eric wrote about, and we’ve finally got a new bit working. The CLucene implementation has come alive! It’s still basic, but it builds a single query point for everything in your Locker. You can try it out with the Locker Search app, but it still needs some UI love.

Photo Viewer

Tom just landed (literally as I’m writing this!) an experimental photo viewer that looks fantastic. So go get your photo connectors setup and quickly browse them with this great viewer.

Dashboard

We’re continuing to work towards the best dashboard interface possible and have made some more tweaks to the layout. We’re working on the overall first run experience and expect that code to start landing soon.

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Photos

The photos collection has started to have some real meat thrown on its bones. The Twitpic and Facebook connectors are feeding it all your lovely photos that you can currently view in the Hello Photos app. It’s a bit raw still, but it’s working and plenty more exciting visualizations coming in the pipe.

OSCON

Jer, Eric, Matt and myself (temas) attended OSCON and it was a fantastic and productive trip. I’ll let Eric’s writeup give you the details.

Lockerballs

Part of our OSCON prep was to create a single precompiled tarball that everyone can use to quickly get started with the Locker Project. They have been dubbed Lockerballs and can be found on the website. A giant shoutout to Forrest for the work he put into getting them done and maintained. The Lockerball is a clone of the git repository so once you are ready to start hacking you can git pull and join the fun.

The plan is to migrate to full virtual machine images in the near future.  We’re working on cutting out as many roadblacks as possible so more people can be testing and working with us.

Synclets

On the forefront of new code we have Synclets. These are a break off from core connector code to simplify and contain the actual syncing logic. These are a great move to a clean and ordered system that is headed up by Chris and Jer. If you’re writing connector code check them out and get us feedback to help their early development.