Quality attributes - Revision history

Stevenlawrance at 13:56, 9 May 2007

2007-05-09T13:56:00Z

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	Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page in order of decreasing priority. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.		Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page in order of decreasing priority. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.

	==Localization==		==QA1: Localization==
	'''Priority: High'''		'''Priority: High'''

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	Thunderforce will use the entity and field labels from Salesforce.com, enabling automatic use of language preferences and entity names from Salesforce.com within Thunderforce.		Thunderforce will use the entity and field labels from Salesforce.com, enabling automatic use of language preferences and entity names from Salesforce.com within Thunderforce.

	==Portability==		==QA2: Portability==
	'''Priority: High'''		'''Priority: High'''

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	To support the [[Features\|present feature set]] while promoting these quality attributes, Thunderforce will require at least Thunderbird 2.0. Earlier Thunderbird versions lack some of the core pieces of functionality that Thunderforce uses.		To support the [[Features\|present feature set]] while promoting these quality attributes, Thunderforce will require at least Thunderbird 2.0. Earlier Thunderbird versions lack some of the core pieces of functionality that Thunderforce uses.

	==Usability==		==QA3: Usability==
	'''Priority: High'''		'''Priority: High'''

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	*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use		*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use

	==Security==		==QA4: Security==
	'''Priority: Medium'''		'''Priority: Medium'''

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	**Typically, Thunderbird lets the user decide if a master password should be used or not. Thunderforce will require it when Salesforce.com authentication credentials are stored in the Thunderbird password database		**Typically, Thunderbird lets the user decide if a master password should be used or not. Thunderforce will require it when Salesforce.com authentication credentials are stored in the Thunderbird password database

	==Performance==		==QA5: Performance==
	'''Priority: Medium'''		'''Priority: Medium'''

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	**In addition to caching in a disk-based file, an in-memory cache is maintained to reduce disk seeks		**In addition to caching in a disk-based file, an in-memory cache is maintained to reduce disk seeks

	==Maintainability==		==QA6: Maintainability==
	'''Priority: Medium'''		'''Priority: Medium'''

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	**Model: Salesforce.com and, above that, the local cache		**Model: Salesforce.com and, above that, the local cache

	==Extensibility==		==QA7: Extensibility==
	'''Priority: Medium'''		'''Priority: Medium'''

	*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things		*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things

	==Availability==		==QA8: Availability==
	'''Priority: Low'''		'''Priority: Low'''

	*Thunderforce will use Thunderbird's offline mode and its SQLite database files to permit offline use of Salesforce.com within Thunderbird		*Thunderforce will use Thunderbird's offline mode and its SQLite database files to permit offline use of Salesforce.com within Thunderbird

Stevenlawrance at 04:05, 8 May 2007

2007-05-08T04:05:48Z

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	Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.		Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page in order of decreasing priority. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.

	==Localization==		==Localization==
			'''Priority: High'''

	Both Thunderbird and Salesforce.com support localization. Thunderforce will leverage [http://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n Thunderbird's build-in localization capabilities] and Salesforce.com's labels to make Thunderforce available in many languages.		Both Thunderbird and Salesforce.com support localization. Thunderforce will leverage [http://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n Thunderbird's build-in localization capabilities] and Salesforce.com's labels to make Thunderforce available in many languages.

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	==Portability==		==Portability==
			'''Priority: High'''

	Thunderforce will use primarily JavaScript code for maximum portability between the platforms that Thunderbird supports		Thunderforce will use primarily JavaScript code for maximum portability between the platforms that Thunderbird supports
	*If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java		*If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java
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	To support the [[Features\|present feature set]] while promoting these quality attributes, Thunderforce will require at least Thunderbird 2.0. Earlier Thunderbird versions lack some of the core pieces of functionality that Thunderforce uses.		To support the [[Features\|present feature set]] while promoting these quality attributes, Thunderforce will require at least Thunderbird 2.0. Earlier Thunderbird versions lack some of the core pieces of functionality that Thunderforce uses.

	==~~Security~~==		==Usability==
	*The user'~~s authentication credentials can be saved in Thunderbird, though it will require the use of a master password to encrypt Thunderbird~~'~~s database~~		'''Priority: High'''
	**Typically, Thunderbird lets the user decide if a master password should be used or not. Thunderforce will require it when Salesforce.com authentication credentials are stored in the Thunderbird password database

	~~==Usability==~~
	*To the maximum extent that makes sense, existing Thunderbird interfaces and objects should be reused to present Salesforce.com objects in Thunderbird. To the user, it should "feel" as if Thunderbird is a "first-class" Salesforce.com client. That is, users should not perceive Thunderforce to be a separate program from Thunderbird; they will operate as one, and Thunderforce will "get out of the way" as much as possible		*To the maximum extent that makes sense, existing Thunderbird interfaces and objects should be reused to present Salesforce.com objects in Thunderbird. To the user, it should "feel" as if Thunderbird is a "first-class" Salesforce.com client. That is, users should not perceive Thunderforce to be a separate program from Thunderbird; they will operate as one, and Thunderforce will "get out of the way" as much as possible
	*Should Salesforce authentication information be stored in the Thunderbird configuration? That can increase ease of use at the expense of security, though it should be possible to cache this information when a master password is being used to encrypt the database		*Should Salesforce authentication information be stored in the Thunderbird configuration? That can increase ease of use at the expense of security, though it should be possible to cache this information when a master password is being used to encrypt the database
	*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use		*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use

			==Security==
			'''Priority: Medium'''

			*The user's authentication credentials can be saved in Thunderbird, though it will require the use of a master password to encrypt Thunderbird's database
			**Typically, Thunderbird lets the user decide if a master password should be used or not. Thunderforce will require it when Salesforce.com authentication credentials are stored in the Thunderbird password database

	==Performance==		==Performance==
			'''Priority: Medium'''

	The following performance characteristics also factor in very large organizations (VLOs).		The following performance characteristics also factor in very large organizations (VLOs).
	*Cache Salesforce.com data locally using Thunderforce 2.0's built-in SQLite database system to reduce API usage and network traffic		*Cache Salesforce.com data locally using Thunderforce 2.0's built-in SQLite database system to reduce API usage and network traffic
	**In addition to caching in a disk-based file, an in-memory cache is maintained to reduce disk seeks		**In addition to caching in a disk-based file, an in-memory cache is maintained to reduce disk seeks

	==~~Availability~~==		==Maintainability==
	*Thunderforce will use Thunderbird'~~s offline mode and its SQLite database files to permit offline use of Salesforce.com within Thunderbird~~		'''Priority: Medium'''

	~~==Maintainability==~~
	*Thunderforce will be broken into distinct modules that communicate with other modules through interfaces. Architectural cleanliness will be promoted as much as possible		*Thunderforce will be broken into distinct modules that communicate with other modules through interfaces. Architectural cleanliness will be promoted as much as possible
	*The model-view-controller (MVC) pattern will be used both conceptually and in the module architecture. A high-level MVC view of Thunderforce can be summarized with the following:		*The model-view-controller (MVC) pattern will be used both conceptually and in the module architecture. A high-level MVC view of Thunderforce can be summarized with the following:
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	==Extensibility==		==Extensibility==
			'''Priority: Medium'''

	*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things		*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things

			==Availability==
			'''Priority: Low'''

			*Thunderforce will use Thunderbird's offline mode and its SQLite database files to permit offline use of Salesforce.com within Thunderbird

Stevenlawrance at 04:02, 8 May 2007

2007-05-08T04:02:28Z

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	==Extensibility==		==Extensibility==
	*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things		*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things

	~~==Any others?==~~
	*Please feel free to add more :-)!

Stevenlawrance at 21:13, 29 April 2007

2007-04-29T21:13:45Z

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	Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.		Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.

			==Localization==
			Both Thunderbird and Salesforce.com support localization. Thunderforce will leverage [http://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n Thunderbird's build-in localization capabilities] and Salesforce.com's labels to make Thunderforce available in many languages.

			The following languages presently have translators. Please [mailto:thunderforce@moonlightdesign.org let me know] if you want to help out with localization.
			*en-US: United States English
			*vi: Vietnamese

			Thunderforce will use the entity and field labels from Salesforce.com, enabling automatic use of language preferences and entity names from Salesforce.com within Thunderforce.

	==Portability==		==Portability==

Stevenlawrance at 15:59, 29 April 2007

2007-04-29T15:59:21Z

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	==Portability==		==Portability==
	*Should Thunderforce ~~support Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0 or just 2.0?~~		Thunderforce will use primarily JavaScript code for maximum portability between the platforms that Thunderbird supports
	*If possible, Thunderforce should use ~~only~~ JavaScript code for maximum portability between the platforms that Thunderbird supports		*If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java
	**If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java		*C++ should not be used unless if deemed as absolutely necessary. Using native code greatly increases the cost of portability and maintaining releases
	**C++ should not be used unless if deemed as absolutely necessary. Using native code greatly increases the cost of portability and maintaining releases
			To support the [[Features\|present feature set]] while promoting these quality attributes, Thunderforce will require at least Thunderbird 2.0. Earlier Thunderbird versions lack some of the core pieces of functionality that Thunderforce uses.

	==Security==		==Security==
	*~~Should~~ authentication ~~information~~ be ~~stored~~ in the Thunderbird ~~configuration if~~ the user ~~requests, or only when~~ a master password ~~is being~~ used ~~to encrypt~~ the Thunderbird password database?		*The user's authentication credentials can be saved in Thunderbird, though it will require the use of a master password to encrypt Thunderbird's database
			**Typically, Thunderbird lets the user decide if a master password should be used or not. Thunderforce will require it when Salesforce.com authentication credentials are stored in the Thunderbird password database

	==Usability==		==Usability==
			*To the maximum extent that makes sense, existing Thunderbird interfaces and objects should be reused to present Salesforce.com objects in Thunderbird. To the user, it should "feel" as if Thunderbird is a "first-class" Salesforce.com client. That is, users should not perceive Thunderforce to be a separate program from Thunderbird; they will operate as one, and Thunderforce will "get out of the way" as much as possible
	*Should Salesforce authentication information be stored in the Thunderbird configuration? That can increase ease of use at the expense of security, though it should be possible to cache this information when a master password is being used to encrypt the database		*Should Salesforce authentication information be stored in the Thunderbird configuration? That can increase ease of use at the expense of security, though it should be possible to cache this information when a master password is being used to encrypt the database
	*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use		*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use

	==Performance==		==Performance==
	*Any specific performance attributes? These may include performance characteristics ~~against~~ very large organizations (VLOs)		The following performance characteristics also factor in very large organizations (VLOs).
			*Cache Salesforce.com data locally using Thunderforce 2.0's built-in SQLite database system to reduce API usage and network traffic
			**In addition to caching in a disk-based file, an in-memory cache is maintained to reduce disk seeks

			==Availability==
			*Thunderforce will use Thunderbird's offline mode and its SQLite database files to permit offline use of Salesforce.com within Thunderbird

			==Maintainability==
			*Thunderforce will be broken into distinct modules that communicate with other modules through interfaces. Architectural cleanliness will be promoted as much as possible
			*The model-view-controller (MVC) pattern will be used both conceptually and in the module architecture. A high-level MVC view of Thunderforce can be summarized with the following:
			**View: XML User Interface Language (XUL) presentation
			**Controller: Manages state transitions bidirectionally between the view and the model
			**Model: Salesforce.com and, above that, the local cache

			==Extensibility==
			*Customer and third-party extension of Thunderforce will be promoted in the architecture through the use of public interfaces between modules and overridable module implementations. This can permit interesting integrations with custom entities, among other things

	==Any others?==		==Any others?==
	*Please feel free to add more :-)!		*Please feel free to add more :-)!

Stevenlawrance: Quality attribute specification moved to Quality attributes: Made the name more sensical

2007-04-24T16:18:17Z

Quality attribute specification moved to Quality attributes: Made the name more sensical

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Stevenlawrance at 16:17, 24 April 2007

2007-04-24T16:17:37Z

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	**If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java		**If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java
	**C++ should not be used unless if deemed as absolutely necessary. Using native code greatly increases the cost of portability and maintaining releases		**C++ should not be used unless if deemed as absolutely necessary. Using native code greatly increases the cost of portability and maintaining releases

			==Security==
			*Should authentication information be stored in the Thunderbird configuration if the user requests, or only when a master password is being used to encrypt the Thunderbird password database?

			==Usability==
			*Should Salesforce authentication information be stored in the Thunderbird configuration? That can increase ease of use at the expense of security, though it should be possible to cache this information when a master password is being used to encrypt the database
			*User interface screens should be vetted by the community and, if possible, usability experts to get feedback on ease-of-use

			==Performance==
			*Any specific performance attributes? These may include performance characteristics against very large organizations (VLOs)

			==Any others?==
			*Please feel free to add more :-)!

Stevenlawrance at 16:13, 24 April 2007

2007-04-24T16:13:27Z

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	Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.		Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.

	==~~Version of Mozilla Thunderbird to Support~~==		==Portability==
	Should Thunderforce support Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0 or just 2.0?		*Should Thunderforce support Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0 or just 2.0?
			*If possible, Thunderforce should use only JavaScript code for maximum portability between the platforms that Thunderbird supports
			**If needed, Java code can be used, but that may decrease the portability to only those platforms that support Java
			**C++ should not be used unless if deemed as absolutely necessary. Using native code greatly increases the cost of portability and maintaining releases

Stevenlawrance: New page: Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles. ==Version of Mozilla Thunderbird to Support== Should Thund...

2007-04-24T14:31:11Z

New page: Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles. ==Version of Mozilla Thunderbird to Support== Should Thund...

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Quality attributes and their drivers appear on this page. These are also known as "non-functional requirements" in some circles.

==Version of Mozilla Thunderbird to Support==
Should Thunderforce support Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0 or just 2.0?