[needs-packaging] code_swarm

[Pander]

name: code_swarm

description: (This is modified version of the website because it is wider than only developers, it is for useres since also Wiki's can be visualized.)

This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits in a project. A commit happens when a user makes changes to the code or documents and transfers them into the central project repository. Both users and files are represented as moving elements. When a user commits a file, it lights up and flies towards that user. Files are colored according to their purpose, such as whether they are source code or a document. If files or users have not been active for a while, they will fade away. A histogram at the bottom keeps a reminder of what has come before. Output can be captures as a video showing a particular project's evolution.

license: GNU General Public License v3

url: http://vis.cs.ucdavis.edu/~ogawa/codeswarm/

dependencies: python-yaml ant sun-java-jdk6 svn mercurial
recommended: cvs git eclipse memcoder ffmpeg 'opengl libs' 'mediawiki libs'

package:
a fork with improvements and fixes: http://github.com/rictic/code_swarm/tree/master (is kept merged with original svn)
mediawiki support: http://svn.nadir-point.com/viewvc/mediawiki-extensions/branches/stable/SwarmExport/
git support: can't find the URL at this moment

Please contact the original author and maintianer of the fork on how and what to package. I also don't know if it is possible to package a version which has only .jar files and no source code.

[Pander (pander)]

wikipedia suppert: http://github.com/jamiew/wikiswarm/

[Pander (pander)]

sun-java-jdk6 is an optional requirement, it is reported that it also works with openjdk (which is another optional requirement)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.