aC forum: Able to "Lock" File by user?

Post #7 by Ilija Studen

Ilija Studen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:21:27 CDT

Hi Doug,

Not a problem, we really appreciate your offer to contribute to the product :) Thanks for sharing the hack - I know that many will find it useful because it's a pretty frequent request.

Post #6 by Critical Mass

Critical Mass — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:54:40 CDT

I totally understand. I wouldn't want clients messing with my code suggesting to change it for future. Apologies to you and your developers. It would conflict greatly with your priorities and ultimately ruin your solution, which is excellent, btw.

It's the double-edged sword of open source. If people can change or augment code, they will.

I supply this hack merely as a means of feedback from a happy customer perhaps only for consideration over coffee, with no expectation of inclusion into future release.

Post #5 by Ilija Studen

Ilija Studen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:39:40 CDT

Hi Doug,

This is not a No to the feature itself, but we have a different process when adding new features to the system - we don't implement hacks or anything that's already developed. Instead, we work on an idea and develop it from scratch, always.

It's a long story and we have pretty strong reasons for it (at least strong enough for us to stick with the whole thing). As mentioned before, this is not a No to the feature itself, it's just that we do things a bit differently and like to develop all the features on our own (based on feedback we get from the users, of course).

Post #4 by Erik

Erik — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:11:10 CDT

Please do include it! : )

Post #3 by Critical Mass

Critical Mass — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:09:11 CDT

Hi Ilija,
We've got this function complete and it works nicely. Would you like it for incorporation to future releases?

Please let me know,

dougm@criticalmass.com

Post #2 by Ilija Studen

Ilija Studen — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:33:40 CDT

This feature is not currently available. To implement it, you'll need an experienced PHP developer to check /activecollab/application/modules/files and implement the changes you want. Experience with MVC code separation is required in order to make the changes.

Post #1 by Critical Mass

Critical Mass — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:55:17 CDT

HI,
We're looking to augment the file functionality by adding a user-defined lock. This lock would be timed up to 24 hours to allow 1 user at a time to access that file, without fear of overwrite or version issues. User would be able to unlock at any time.

Is this something already available or do you have development information on how we can easily achieve this?