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XML-RPC openoffice document convertion server

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Install Cloudooo
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$ python2.6 setup.py install

Warnings:
- you must have installed setuptools>=0.6c11 in this python.

Install Dependencies in Mandriva
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$ urpmi xvfb # System Dependencies

Install OpenOffice.org
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Was used for testing the package's official openoffice.org. Follow these steps to install:

Download Package from the official site
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x86_32
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$ wget http://download.services.openoffice.org/files/stable/3.2.0/OOo_3.2.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz

x86_64
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$ wget http://download.services.openoffice.org/files/stable/3.2.0/OOo_3.2.0_LinuxX86-64_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz

Unpack the tar.gz and Install
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$ tar zxvf OOo_3.2.0_LinuxX86-64_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz
$ cd OOO320_m12_native_packed-1_en-US.9483/RPMS
$ rpm -i *.rpm # install all packages together

The instalation is in /opt

Create Configuration File
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The configuration file is used to start the application using paster.
$ cp ./cloudooo/samples/samples.conf . # Copy to current folder

The next step is define some attributes in cloudooo.conf:
- working_path - folder to run the application. This folder need be created.
- uno_path - full path to UNO library;
- soffice_binary_path - full path to soffice.bin;

Run Application
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$ paster serve ./cloudooo.conf

or run as a daemon:

$ paster serve ./cloudoo.conf --daemon


Stop Application
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$ kill -1 PASTER_PID

Warning: always use SIGHUP because only with this signal all processes are
stopped correctly.

Cloudooo Description
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- XMLRPC + WSGI will be one bridge for easy access OpenOffice.org. This will implement one XMLRPC server into WSGI (Paster).

- PyUno is used to connect to OpenOffice.org stated with open socket. The features will be handled all by pyuno.

- Xvfb is used to run Openoffice.org. This is controlled by Daemon(cloudooo).

- Only a process will have access to OpenOffice.org by time.

- All clients receive the same object(proxy) when connects with XMLRPC Server.

Xvfb and OpenOffice

- configure and start Xvfb;
- Use a single Xvfb;
- the xvfb will be started with the XMLRPC Server;
- When start the Daemon(cloudooo), it configures Xvfb, next opens the openoffice(with pyuno) and start XMLRPC Server;
- control Xvfb;
- start openoffice;
- Pyuno start the openoffice processes and the communication is through sockets;
- Openoffice processes run in brackground and in virtual display;
- control openoffice;
- The socket can't lose the connection, if this occurs should kill the process and submit again the file;

XMLRPC Server - XMLRPC + WSGI
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- Send document to openoffice and return the document converted with metadata;
- XMLRPC receives a file and connects to a openoffice by pyuno;
- The pyuno opens a new openoffice, write, add metadata and returns the document edited or converted to xmlrpc and it return the document to the user;
- When finalize the use of openoffice, should make sure that it was finalized;
- Export to another format;
- Invite document and return metadata only;
- Edit metadata of the document;
- Problems and possible solution
- OpenOffice is stalled;
- finalize the process, start openoffice and submit the document again(without restart the cloudooo);
- Openoffice is crashed;
- finalize the process, verify if all the process was killed, start openoffice and submit the document again(without restart the cloudooo)
- OpenOffice received the document and stalled;
- if openoffice isn't responding, kill the process and start
- The document that was sent is corrupt;
- write in log the error and verify that the process aren't in memory

1.0.10 (unreleased)
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- Add getImage for OOGranulate
- Add getImageItemList for OOGranulate
- Add OdfDocument
- Add granulate interface.

1.0.9
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- use pkg_resources to get helper scripts.
- move internal scripts to helper folder.
- removed cloudooo as dependency of internal scripts.
- modified way that the filters of OpenOffice.org are passed.

1.0.8
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- Remove all attributes that works with cloudooo script paths.
- Use all scripts according to your python eggs.
- Fixed problem when a spreadsheet will be converted to html.

1.0.7
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- Remove entry points, treat those as ordinary files.
- Search all script files using pkg_resources.

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