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Please email the mifos-developer list if you are interested in helping on this project.

Mentor

Jeff Brewster

Current Volunteer(s)

Jakub S 322 awi 324 skiSlawinski

Time Estimate

40+ hours

Prerequisite experience

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• develop graceful shutdown mechanism for Mifos web application is the "parent" issue. Suggested order of work:
  • provide rudimentary shutdown mechanism for Mifos web application
  • secure shutdown mechanism with a permission
  • provide user interface for shutting down Mifos
  • visualize logged in users
  • prevent new logins
  • timed shutdown
  • allow user with shutdown permission to cancel shutdown
• determine whether administrator would perform shutdown procedure using 3rd party tools or new Mifos tools or scripts.
• document shutdown procedure to be followed by Mifos administrator.
• note that the Tomcat Manager can show and expire active HTTP sessions: this may be useful during development of a Mifos shutdown mechanism

Steps

• Read the Developer Kick Start page for  for information on contributing and getting set up. Follow the steps under
  • Introduce yourself to the community - Mailing Lists
  • Fill out the Contributor Agreement
  • Set up your machine for development:
  • Install MifosRead how to submit patches
• Do research and investigation of shutdown procedure
• Present plan to developer community and collect feedback
• Get approval from Mifos Project Management team to proceed with implementation
• Implement design and provide tools, code, etc. to developer community.
• Document Shutdown procedure on mifos.org