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The Dojo Offline Toolkit

sitepen.com — SitePen is sponsoring a new open source project, called the Dojo Offline Toolkit. This toolkit brings true, offline access to web applications.

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  • schestowitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I suspect that offline Web application access is something that ZIMBRA already delivers in its latest version. I can't recall which 'AJAX' toolkit they were using.
  • amwmedia, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1How many web applications can really maintain functionality without that live connection to the server side logic and data? This is all not to mention the incredible security concerns that arises. This is such a cool idea but it seems that Dojo is following the MS mentality of valuing function over security.

    In my opinion, anything that gives a web application elevated permissions to my local system/resources is a BAD idea outside the realm of an intranet business application.
    • anonymoustroll, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Actually... off-line is where it's at. I know that doesn't seem particularly intuitive, but that's the reality. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc. none of them require a live Internet connection. Successful operation of a web based application without Internet access is going to be the hallmark of a successful web app. very, very shortly. It is, after all, the only thing standing between competing directly with Microsoft by making the underlying OS platform irrelevant (..and on the other hand, browser relevance is going to t skyrocket).
  • BradNeuberg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Shcestowitz: Zimbra created a custom local proxy that runs on your system, and which runs a full Java stack including a servlet engine and Lucene to index files and email. It is not generic, is large, and took an enormous amount of money and custom resources to put together. The promise of the Dojo Offline Toolkit is that it will be very small (the target is 100 to 300K), cross platform and cross browser, and easy usable by ordinary application developers.

    Amwmedia: In the blog post I gave some examples of web apps that would be very useful offline, with example functionality. Also, I am actually very focused on security as well. The Dojo Offline Toolkit is a generic proxy that is not application specific; web applications use it by working through the browsers normal security policy for foreign domains, such as www.foobar.com, versus working with a localhost or file: URL, to minimize the capabilities of the web application.

    Best,
    Brad Neuberg
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