Midgard2

Content repository for desktop and the web

Midgard2

(not just a CMS)

Content Repository

Common rules for data access

Content Repository

Signals about changes

Content Repository

Objects instead of SQL

Content Repository

Objects instead of SQL

http://xkcd.com/327/

Content Repository

Data model is scriptable

Content Repository

Synchronization and sharing

Content Repository

• Schema-based, relational

• Query Builder

• C, glib, libgda

• LGPL

• D-Bus signals

• Library

midgard2.org

• Schema-free

• Javascript map/reduce

• Erlang

• Apache License

• JSON polling via HTTP

• Daemon

couchdb.apache.org

...and they talk to each other

...and run even in your finger

The Midgard Project

• Free software project since 1999

• Midgard1 was just a CMS

• Midgard2 is a content repository

• Contributors from most European countries

• Synchronized release model

• Linux, Mac, Maemo

The Midgard Project

Yes, we GNOME

The Midgard Project

Yes, we GNOME

Midgard2

Objects are defined in MgdSchema files

Midgard2

Using Midgard (G)objects

Midgard2

Query Builder

Midgard2

Tree access

• Parent-child relations• get_parent()• list_children()

• Access via named paths• get_by_path()

Midgard2

Conboy can use Midgard as a content repository

Midgard MVC

Put your content repository on the web

Midgard MVC

• Very efficient MVC framework for PHP

• Python and D-Bus for background processing

• Gettext + intl i18n• TAL templating• Full WebDAV support• Git for packaging and

deployment

Midgard MVC

Qaiku: Microblogging with Midgard

Midgard MVC

Tomboy web synchronization with Midgard

Midgard2

App Builder: now for Mac

Midgard2

App Builder: now for Mac

Midgard2 9.09 Mjolnir

Mjolnir

Database views

Mjolnir

Extending storage

Mjolnir

Midgard-Mono

Mjolnir

Midgard-Mono

(Not Evil)

Mjolnir +1

• Vala• Tracker integration• Gobject Introspection

• XMPP PubSub • App Builder for Linux• Spring 2010

Use a content repositoryCouchDb and Midgard2 can solve many problems

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