1. 1 Uploading and Publishing New Tools Michael McLennan Software Architect HUBzero™ Platform for Scientific Collaboration This work licensed under Creative Commons See license online: by-nc-sa/3.0

2. 2 Why bother uploading tools? Most people just post their source code: Users have to: Download Unpack Compile / Install …oops! Something went wrong here Hello, I am grad student from Kazakhstan. Your tool not compile for me. I get errors. That’s a not very nice. Hello, I am grad student from Kazakhstan. Your tool not compile for me. I get errors. That’s a not very nice. Hey, can you help me?

3. 3 Access tools online

4. 4 Start the upload process

5. 5 Tool registration form alpha123 Nice Tool Name 1.2.3a It does this… Who can run it Who can access code Who can access wiki Team members

6. 6 Tool development process Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for… Hub managers create a project area for your tool Wiki for project documentaton Subversion source code control Code change history https://yourhub.org/tools

7. 7 Your project area NOTE: You may have to log in to see some buttons Buttons to access project functions: Wiki documentation Source code Timeline of changes

8. 8 Editing wiki pages Once logged in, you can edit Wiki Markup

9. 9 Wiki mark-up Complete instructions in your project area at wiki/WikiFormatting

10. 10 Linking wiki pages Click on any link? to create that page: Any word with mixed case is treated as a link

11. 11 What’s happening?

12. 12 Know where you stand

13. 13 Edit your tool information page This is the page that people see when they find your tool on the hub

14. 14 Know where you stand

15. 15 Edit your tool settings

16. 16 Putting out Open Source your code /* * ================================================= * AUTHOR: Michael McLennan * Copyright (c) 2010 Purdue University * * See the file "license.terms" for information on * usage and redistribution of this file, and for a * DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. * ================================================= */ … /* * ================================================= * AUTHOR: Michael McLennan * Copyright (c) 2010 Purdue University * * See the file "license.terms" for information on * usage and redistribution of this file, and for a * DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. * ================================================= */ … www.opensource.org license.terms

17. 17 Uploading your code Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for… Upload your code into a hub workspace. Compile, test, and commit changes back to your Subversion repository.

18. 18 Uploading your code Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for… Tool status page: http://yourhub.org/contribtool

19. 19 Testing your tool Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for…

20. 20 Testing your tool Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for…

21. 21 Need help? Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for… I need help! Don’t send email!

22. 22 Use the web interface to communicate Message goes to the whole team, and is stored in the history

23. 23 Testing your tool—again Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for…

24. 24 Last step… Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for… Hub managers… Take one last look Make sure that the tool works Check the tool information page Then, publish your tool

25. 25 Your tool is published Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form Approved UserHub managers waiting for… If you want to make changes…

26. 26 Approved Updating your tool Registered Created Uploaded InstalledUpdated Published Retired Contribution form UserHub managers waiting for… Re-install your tool You approve it One last look Your changes are published

27. 27 Promote your work by uploading/sharing Become a Contributor Don’t let your code gather dust on the shelf. Get it out there! Upload your own: Tools Tutorials