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: Tue, 9 Jun 2020 00:20:44 +0100
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To: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>
Cc: 1476@bugs.x2go.org
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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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