Ubuntu One Files for Android

Available times

• 30+hrs weekly
  • published and adjusted if neccessary on Google Calendar, shared with supervisor(s)
  • 5 x 4hrs Mon-Fri, 2 x 5hrs Sat-Sun
  • starting 10th of Feb, call it unlimited plan

Planned schedule

testing - writing and conducting test scenarios and/or implementing tests

• Make U1F (AU1 re-write) feature-compatible with AndroidU1
  

  • Dec 31
    
    

• Content auto-syncing (both upload¹ and download)
  

  • 20 hrs
  • 3 hrs testing

• Connection settings (use 3G / wifi, limit upload/download speeds²)
  

  • 30 hrs
    • have to look into Client implementation for speed limits
  • 3 hrs testing

• UI work (with help from Canonical designers)
  

  • 25+ hrs
    • theming (palettes, fonts), embedding graphics and icons, selectors, any animations
    • (widget? 10+ hrs, depending on complexity)
      • sync on demand | sync on/off
      • status / free space
      • last updated element
      • [1 hrs testing]

• Disk-space management

  • 15 hrs
    • limit the amount of space the app uses
    • cache/meta cleanup utility
  • 3 hrs testing

• Publishing files

  • 10+ hrs
    • streamlined REST API to be discussed / decided upon
  • testing

• Sharing folders

  • 25+ hrs
    • pick from contacts
    • type the e-mail manually
    • decide on access level
  • 5+ hrs testing

• Service API

  • 15 hrs
    • expose:
      • public void uploadFile(final Uri uri, final String volumeId, final String parentId)
      • public void publishFile(final Uri uri, final String volumeId, final String parentId) // uploadFile + publish
    • document, provide a sample app
  • 3 hrs testing

• Ubuntu SSO

  • (?) hrs
    • use the new auth APIs
    • use Authenticator Android components

Brainstorming

• Content auto-syncing
  

Settings category: Sync policy

Setting: Sync on:
Options: checkboxes
- WIFI
- Mobile

Setting: Frequency
Option: slider/one item selection list
- 5min, 10min, 30min, 1h, 3h, 6h, daily, manual (off, i.e. on app start)

Setting: Sync also my:
Options: checkboxes
- Photos
- Vidoes
- Audio (i.e. voice notes)

• Connection settings (limit upload/download speeds²)
  

Setting: Limit bandwidth
Options: slider/one item selection list
Values: expressed in KB/s
Note:
If user has disabled background data, we should stop all background network use.
Comment:
Whatever connection is currently available, user can upload and download files. However,sync is invoked only if current connection is valid with Sync policy setting.

• UI work (with help from Canonical designers)
  

• Disk-space management
  

- Number of files, folders
- Number of favourite files
- Total size
- Synced files size
- Size limit in MB /slider/
- Delete cached files [not including synced files] /button/
- Stop syncing: /clickable list of synced files follows/

Sample screen:
You have A files in B folders,
of total size XXX.
This includes Z synced files,
of total size YYY.
The limit for storage is ZZZ.
/slider/
To free up some space:
Delete unused downloaded files
Here/button/
Alternatively, selectively disable synced files:
/list follows/

• Publishing files
  

- publish from context menu (linked saved in the clipboard) - unpublish from context menu - list of published files (additional future feature)

• Sharing folders

• Service API

• Ubuntu SSO