FreeLists / openbeosmediakit / [openbeosmediakit] new assignments, task overview

["Marcus Overhagen" <dos4gw@xxxxxx>]

Hello,

I have been very busy during the last two weeks (exams),
and unfortunately did not assign new tasks to everyone.

We are now enough people so that it should be possible
to implement different task in parallel.

Much functionality is based on BMediaNode and BBuffer,
thus Aleksander Lodwich has been assigned most of
the work in this area, since he is designing the new 
media_server.

The following lists provides an overview who is assigned which task,
and also lists the new tasks. 

Then a list follows which lists a overview of tasks, I would like all
of you who are working on one of this tasks to send me a small
status report and a description of the task (Each one in 1 or 2 lines)
so that I can complete it. This list will be used to compile a web
page with more information about the media kit team.

And please, If I forgot any task, or member send a reply!
Also send me a reply to indicate that you have received your
assigment.
If you have problems with your assignments, or think that you would
rather work in a different area, please tell me. We can try to change 
this then.

I would also like to duiscuss general coding questions related to the
media kit development on this list.

Anzani Andrea:
  BMediaEventLooper
        
Cuyler Jones:
  Codec API 
  BMediaTrack
  BMediaFile
  
Aleksander Lodwich:
  media_server
  media_addon_server
  BBuffer
  BBufferGroup
  BMediaNode
  BMediaRoster
  BBufferProducer
  BBufferConsumer

Marcus Overhagen:
  BSoundPlayer
  BSound
  BTrackReader
  BSoundFile
        
Anthony Quinn:
  nothing, are you still busy?
        
Zousar Shaker:
  new assignment: 
    BParameterWeb
    BParameterGroup
    BParameter
    BContinuousParameter
    BDiscreteParameter
    BNullParameter

Jens Winkler
  new assignment:
    legacy MediaAddOn (BBufferProducer interface to R3/R4 style soundcard 
drivers)
        
Juno Kang:
  nothing, can you take a new assignment now?

Nick:
  nothing, are you still busy?

Mark Allanson
  new assignment: 
    BTimeCode


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Detailed task/assignment/status overview:

BBuffer 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: currently beeing implemented

BBufferConsumer 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: ?

BBufferGroup 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: currently beeing implemented

BBufferProducer 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: ?

BContinuousParameter 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Zousar Shaker
        status: nothing done

BControllable 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BDiscreteParameter 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Zousar Shaker
        status: nothing done

BFileInterface 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaAddOn 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaBufferDecoder 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaBufferEncoder 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaDecoder 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaEncoder 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaEventLooper 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Anzani Andrea
        status: ?

BMediaFile 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Cuyler Jones
        status: ?

BMediaFiles 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaFormats 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaNode 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: ?

BMediaRoster 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: ?

BMediaTheme 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

BMediaTrack 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Cuyler Jones
        status: ?

BNullParameter 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Zousar Shaker
        status: nothing done

BParameter 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Zousar Shaker
        status: nothing done

BParameterGroup 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Zousar Shaker
        status: nothing done

Real-Time Allocation Functions 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: implemented as non-realtime allocation

BSound 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Marcus Overhagen
        status: nothing done

BTimeCode 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Mark Allanson
        status: nothing done

BTrackReader 
        description: this is a undocumented class, used by BSound
        assigned to: Marcus Overhagen
        status: nothing done

BParameterWeb 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Zousar Shaker
        status: nothing done

BSmallBuffer 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: currently beeing implemented

BSoundPlayer 
        description: ?
        assigned to: Marcus Overhagen
        status: direct sound play possible, working on a BBufferProducer 
interface

BSoundFile (R3 compatibility API)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Marcus Overhagen
        status: nothing done

BTimedEventQueue 
        description: This is a liked list, providing access to events at 
specific times, used by BMediaEventLooper
        assigned to: Marcus Overhagen
        status: finished

BTimeSource 
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

Global Functions
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

media_server
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status:

media_addon_server
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status:

audio_server
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done, very low priority

Codec API (writer)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Cuyler Jones
        status: ?

Codec API (reader/extractor)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Cuyler Jones
        status: currently beeing implemented

Codec API (encoder)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Cuyler Jones
        status: ?

Codec API (decoder)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Cuyler Jones
        status: currently beeing implemented

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/mixer.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Aleksander Lodwich
        status: ?, low priority

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/multi_audio.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/legacy.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: Jens Winkler
        status: ?

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/videowindow.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done, low priority

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/bt848.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/decoder.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/extractor.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/game.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done

MediaAddOn (/boot/beos/system/add-ons/media/dv.media_addon)
        description: ?
        assigned to: nobody
        status: nothing done
        
regards
Marcus Overhagen,
media kit team leader