Crossforum theatre

Setting up the server

Crossforum theatre may be deployed with either a stage 2 rollout from the pollwiki, or a full stage 3.

1. Follow the instructions for setting up a deployment area.

2. Start the servlet container. For example:

   % /etc/init.d/tomcat-6 start

   Test it by querying the dummy feed service:

   http://localhost:8080/voff/xfDum?form=json&pretty=y

   If the vote-server name (voff) is correct, then it should respond with a series of dummy bites, like this.

3. Test the local client:

   http://localhost:8080/voff/xf/#c=DumDum

   By default, the client is configured to use the local server. You should see something like this.

Building the server code

The server code is built by the x build target when calling votorola/b/build.

Service APIs

• DiffFeedSS
• DummyFeedSS

Setting up the client

1. Ensure you have set up an offline vote-server, which is typically named voff.

   You should find the theatre client running at:

   http://localhost:8080/voff/xf/#c=DumDum

2. Use the bookmarklet controls to switch among the feed and scene components.

   Compare with the running demo.

3. Refer to file gwt.js for configuration instructions.

   Client configuration. Shows the location of the configuration file for a typical offline vote-server. (Complete example in /home/vdev/votorola/web/publicConfig.)

   /home/voff/votorola/web/publicConfig gwt.js

4. Follow a similar procedure for the online vote-server, which is typically named v.

Building the client code

1. [refer to regular build instructions]

2. [special instructions on running in devmode]