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Another "feature" would be the ability to use it without dropbox--save functionality removed. I don't have my dropbox password handy, so the app is completely u

by sudont 16y ago

Another "feature" would be the ability to use it without dropbox--save functionality removed. I don't have my dropbox password handy, so the app is completely unusable. (HTML"5" database/ javascript localstorage?)

abraham 16y ago
The Dropbox API supports the standard OAuth web flow which just requires you to have an active session on dropbox.com. I put in a feature request so hopefully soon the extension wont ask for passwords anymore.
- Sephr 16y ago
  As a workaround, you could just have a hidden dropbox.com frame.
  - abraham 16y ago
    As a work around for what? How does having a hidden dropbox.com frame stop the extension from asking for passwords?
    - Sephr 16y ago
      As a solution to the bug you mentioned ("The Dropbox API supports the standard OAuth web flow which just requires you to have an active session on dropbox.com"), where you say that you need an active session on dropbox.com to use Dropbox's OAuth API. Judging by your response, it's clear that there isn't a bug, and you either just don't know how OAuth works or you don't understand what an active session is. OAuth doesn't require an active session on a website, and an active session is having a page loaded in your browser.
      - abraham 16y ago
        > Judging by your response, it's clear that there isn't a bug, and you either just don't know how OAuth works or you don't understand what an active session is. OAuth doesn't require an active session on a website, and an active session is having a page loaded in your browser. The OAuth web flow requires an active session on dropbox.com. Without an active session Dropbox can not verify who the user is. You still didn't answer my question about how a frame would help. Iframes should never be used to to embed OAuth provider authorization pages and embedding dropbox.com in general would be pretty useless if the user does not have an active session open. As far as active sessions go dropbox.com is going to have two kinds authenticated and anonymous. Since we are clearly talking about access to users Dropbox accounts the only type of active session that would be useful would be authenticated.
        Sephr 16y ago
        > You still didn't answer my question about how a frame would help. I thought you were saying that you couldn't get the Dropbox API authenticated using OAuth working unless you had a continuous active session on dropbox.com. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
kenneth_chau 16y ago
BTW, I'm the author of this software. So I've been trying to figure out how to save things locally for awhile. I realized that HTML5 has a File System API which in Chrome 9 can FINALLY write to the local SANDBOXED environment. This feature is planned!!
- deleted 16y ago
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- nkassis 16y ago
  Check out this awesome tutorial: http://www.html5rocks.com/tutorials/file/filesystem/ http://www.html5rocks.com/tutorials/file/filesystem/ The FileAPI is quite useful. I make use of it a lot in my app these days.
- nrub 16y ago
  I started using CouchDB to save locally, or anywhere. It seems to be working out well. What are your plans with the future of this ide?
  - kenneth_chau 16y ago
    I plan to utilize the Dojo's data API as an abstraction layer on top of many different kinds of drivers. I also have thought a bit about what sorts of SERVER side integration this can have - with the potential of websockets, I can see a RESTful git/hg server to be a next logical step!
- izendejas 16y ago
  This has potential. I asked for this very thing about two months ago and surely someone is delivering. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1980806 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1980806 How far do you plan to go with this? You could certainly make a buck or two if, say, you start offering a premium IDE with auto-complete, server-side compilation, etc. Not sure there's a big demand for this. Maybe you could sell this to enterprises and they could just deploy a lots of thin clients--save some cash on powerful workstations--and can log in from anywhere to develop and compile the code server-side and seamlessly deploy. But I'm just thinking out loud now. Best of luck.

by sudont 16y ago

abraham 16y ago

The Dropbox API supports the standard OAuth web flow which just requires you to have an active session on dropbox.com. I put in a feature request so hopefully soon the extension wont ask for passwords anymore.

Sephr 16y ago
As a workaround, you could just have a hidden dropbox.com frame.
- abraham 16y ago
  As a work around for what? How does having a hidden dropbox.com frame stop the extension from asking for passwords?
  - Sephr 16y ago
    As a solution to the bug you mentioned ("The Dropbox API supports the standard OAuth web flow which just requires you to have an active session on dropbox.com"), where you say that you need an active session on dropbox.com to use Dropbox's OAuth API. Judging by your response, it's clear that there isn't a bug, and you either just don't know how OAuth works or you don't understand what an active session is. OAuth doesn't require an active session on a website, and an active session is having a page loaded in your browser.
    - abraham 16y ago
      > Judging by your response, it's clear that there isn't a bug, and you either just don't know how OAuth works or you don't understand what an active session is. OAuth doesn't require an active session on a website, and an active session is having a page loaded in your browser. The OAuth web flow requires an active session on dropbox.com. Without an active session Dropbox can not verify who the user is. You still didn't answer my question about how a frame would help. Iframes should never be used to to embed OAuth provider authorization pages and embedding dropbox.com in general would be pretty useless if the user does not have an active session open. As far as active sessions go dropbox.com is going to have two kinds authenticated and anonymous. Since we are clearly talking about access to users Dropbox accounts the only type of active session that would be useful would be authenticated.
      - Sephr 16y ago
        > You still didn't answer my question about how a frame would help. I thought you were saying that you couldn't get the Dropbox API authenticated using OAuth working unless you had a continuous active session on dropbox.com. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

kenneth_chau 16y ago

BTW, I'm the author of this software. So I've been trying to figure out how to save things locally for awhile. I realized that HTML5 has a File System API which in Chrome 9 can FINALLY write to the local SANDBOXED environment. This feature is planned!!

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nkassis 16y ago
Check out this awesome tutorial: http://www.html5rocks.com/tutorials/file/filesystem/ http://www.html5rocks.com/tutorials/file/filesystem/ The FileAPI is quite useful. I make use of it a lot in my app these days.
nrub 16y ago
I started using CouchDB to save locally, or anywhere. It seems to be working out well. What are your plans with the future of this ide?
- kenneth_chau 16y ago
  I plan to utilize the Dojo's data API as an abstraction layer on top of many different kinds of drivers. I also have thought a bit about what sorts of SERVER side integration this can have - with the potential of websockets, I can see a RESTful git/hg server to be a next logical step!
izendejas 16y ago
This has potential. I asked for this very thing about two months ago and surely someone is delivering. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1980806 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1980806 How far do you plan to go with this? You could certainly make a buck or two if, say, you start offering a premium IDE with auto-complete, server-side compilation, etc. Not sure there's a big demand for this. Maybe you could sell this to enterprises and they could just deploy a lots of thin clients--save some cash on powerful workstations--and can log in from anywhere to develop and compile the code server-side and seamlessly deploy. But I'm just thinking out loud now. Best of luck.