[Box Backup-dev] Thinking of the future...

[Stefan Norlin]

> * Web application framework
> 
> This is a bit of a "version one learning experience", but it's a load  
> of perl which writes C++ which complies into a standalone HTTP  
> server. Basically, it writes all the boring boilerplate code for  
> forms, internationalisation, and data binding to database queries.  
> Could be used for writing a nice cross-platform UI for bbackupd/ 
> bbackupquery. Not perfect, but usable, if a bit weird to get into.
> 
> As a side effect, there's a nice library for writing your own HTTP  
> server and handling form data, perhaps useful as the basis of an  
> inter-process comms thingy.

IMHO it would be great to have a SOAP interface (or similar) in
order to have a platform independent API which could be used for
easy integration into existing (web or other) applications.

To me that would even greater than a "complete" web interface,
but maybe not for everyone... However, it could be used for adding
a more ready to run UI on top of it.

Regards,
Stefan