New Tool: Catalog Browser in Pharo 5.0

Hi,

maybe you already noticed. The latest update for Pharo 5 which is 50103 (see [1]).
includes a new tool called "Catalog Browser".

Where to go
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You will find it under "Tools" -> "Catalog Browser" and it will display the
configs together with the catalog metadata like project description.

The code is managed with a configuration similar to what we have for
a few other packages/projects. The tool was written by Esteban Lorenzano with small
improvements like spotter integration from my side. Feel free to contribute more features.

The repository can be found on SmalltalkHub [2].

This new tool basically gives you access to all available configurations
aggregated at [3]. You can use a small UI to search and load the configs
(see world menu -> "Tools" -> "Catalog Browser".

But you can also use Spotter to load a config.

Example on how to load ScriptManager config:
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 - open Spotter (SHIFT + ENTER on Windows, ...)
 - type in "Script" and you will find a spotter category "Catalog Projects" with "ScriptManager" in it
 - just hit enter and the config is loaded

Same for all others, so try with "Seaside", "MongoTalk", ...

In the short/mid-term this new tool should replace the existing config browser as it
gives more informations about the projects.  

What to do next:
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- give feedback
- we should update all our configs with catalog descriptions
- it would be nice if the spotter integration would include also a preview of the project
  description
- ...

If you want to contribute just tell Esteban so he can add you to the project.

Thanks
Esteban & Torsten

[1] http://lists.pharo.org/pipermail/pharo-dev_lists.pharo.org/2015-June/110964.html
[2] http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~estebanlm/CatalogBrowser
[3] http://catalog.pharo.org/catalog/json

Hi,

this is the most important, so people can actually know what a project is about :)
but of course, that depends on you providing information in catalog methods!
please, this is vital to have a good entry point to your projects.

> - it would be nice if the spotter integration would include also a preview of the project
>  description
+1

> - ...
>
> If you want to contribute just tell Esteban so he can add you to the project.
well no… I just made it public access, so anyone can commit changes there… :)
(And I will move it to PharoExtras team soon, that’s the correct place once integrated in image… but well… time is tyrant :P)

Esteban

ps: Thanks Torsten to look at it!

>
> Thanks
> Esteban & Torsten
>
> [1] http://lists.pharo.org/pipermail/pharo-dev_lists.pharo.org/2015-June/110964.html
> [2] http://www.smalltalkhub.com/#!/~estebanlm/CatalogBrowser
> [3] http://catalog.pharo.org/catalog/json<catalogBrowser.png>

Esteban wrote:
> > If you want to contribute just tell Esteban so he can add you to the project.
> well no… I just made it public access, so anyone can commit changes there… :)
> (And I will move it to PharoExtras team soon, that’s the correct place once integrated in image… but well… time is tyrant :P)

I moved it to PharoExtras, MCZs are copied and config adopted (with a new version 0.5):

http://smalltalkhub.com/#!/~PharoExtras/CatalogBrowser/

This is tracked for integration in:

https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/15744/CatalogBrowser-moved-to-PharoExtras

BTW: IMHO we can close https://pharo.fogbugz.com/f/cases/15703/

Thanks
T.