[Development] New Qt Modules

[Dominik Holland]

Am 13.10.15 um 16:15 schrieb Thiago Macieira:
> On Tuesday 13 October 2015 07:35:14 Viironen Kalle wrote:
>>   * qt/qtapplicationmanager, Qt component for application lifecycle 
> management
>>   *   qt/qtivi, Qt IVI extensible platform abstraction layer
> 
> I'd like more information on what's on these. What's application lifecycle 
> management? Is that similar to session management?

Starting, Stopping, installing, removing, updating Applications in a
safe way.

> 
> And what is an IVI platform that needs to be abstracted? How does that relate 
> to the serial bus?

It's not related to the serial bus.

In there should be APIs for system developers. E.g. APIs to control air
condition or your massage seats. Or to read information like the current
Door/Window states.

Usually every car manufacturer has it's own API to access those or
starting from scratch for every new car line.

> 
>>   *   qt/qtdbusqml, Qt QML DBus integration
> 
> Discussed elsewhere in the thread.
> 
>>   *   qt/qtgeniviextras, Qt extras for GENIVI services
> 
> +1
> 
>>   *   qt-apps/qmllive, QmlLive live reloader environment for rapid UI
>> development 
>>   *   qt-apps/neptune-ui, The Neptune Automotive Reference UI
>>   *   qt-apps/neptune-appstore, The Neptune Reference Application Store
>> Server
> 
> No opinion. Sounds like I good idea, but I don't know what our policy on 
> sample apps is.
>