X2Go Bug report logs - #1476
x2goclient interface code needs refactoring to make it more accessible and make improvements easier to implement and test

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Package: x2goclient; Maintainer for x2goclient is X2Go Developers <x2go-dev@lists.x2go.org>; Source for x2goclient is src:x2goclient.

Reported by: Dave Chamberlin-Kidd <dave@flamangoes.co.uk>

Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 15:55:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 4.1.2.3

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From: Dave Chamberlin-Kidd <dave@flamangoes.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2020 07:34:51 +0100
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To: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>
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Hi Mike,

It's been a while and I'm not clear what, if anything, is happening with
gitlab. Is there any way to proceed despite this?

Cheers


On Tue, 9 Jun 2020, 00:20 Dave Chamberlin-Kidd, <dave@flamangoes.co.uk>
wrote:

> Cheers Mike. No problem.
>
> On Mon, 8 Jun 2020, 08:54 Mike Gabriel, <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> On  So 07 Jun 2020 17:49:21 CEST, Dave Chamberlin-Kidd wrote:
>>
>> > Package: x2goclient
>> > Version: 4.1.2.3
>> > Severity: wishlist
>> > Tag: patch
>> >
>> > There are a number of minor issues, oddities and limitations with the
>> > current x2goclient gui which would be good to fix, resolve and improve
>> on.
>> > Like all projects however the core team have more important issues to
>> > resolve. The code in its current state is difficult to understand and
>> amend
>> > and as it has no tests it is risky for developers to make functional
>> > changes unless they spend a lot of time getting to know the code and
>> doing
>> > extensive manual testing.
>> >
>> > Attached are 10 small refactorings which start extracting out some of
>> the
>> > code into smaller functions. As the code is separated out it becomes
>> easier
>> > to understand and change.
>> >
>> > There are no functional changes in these patches, nor do they attempt or
>> > claim to fix any known issues. On their own the benefit of these
>> patches is
>> > limited however the hope is that over time I will be able to submit more
>> > refactorings as I learn more and then start fixing issues and improving
>> the
>> > UI. Extracting out functions is just one of many techniques that can my
>> experience it's a good one to start
>> > with. It should also be noted that sometimes code is extracted "as is"
>> even
>> > when it is clear further refactoring can be done to improve things,
>> this is
>> > by design in order to keep risk and size of patches to a minimum.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Dave
>>
>> Thanks for your patches. As the GitLab server for X2Go is in reach,
>> I'd like to postpone patch review until its there. I'd be happy if you
>> could file a merge request then and we dive into your proposals.
>>
>> Thanks+Greets,
>> Mike
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