1. Midgard2
Content repository for desktop and the web

2. Midgard has been a CMS

3. ...but isn't just a CMS

4. The Midgard Project
• Contributors from most • Free software project
European countries since 1999
• Synchronized release • Midgard1 was just a
model, every 6 months CMS
• Linux, Mac, Maemo • Midgard2 is a content
repository

5. Content Repository
Common rules for data access

6. Content Repository
Signals about changes

7. Content Repository
Objects instead of SQL

8. Content Repository
Objects instead of SQL
http://xkcd.com/327/

9. Content Repository
Data model is scriptable

10. Content Repository
Synchronization and sharing

11. Midgard2
Generic Content Repository
• Relational content storage based on MgdSchema
ontologies
• Object-Relational Mapping, Query Builder
• Usable as library in C, Objective-C, Python and PHP
• Built with C, glib, libgda
• D-Bus signals for interprocess communications
• LGPL v2 licensing

12. Coming to a mobile device near you

13. ...or maybe even into your finger

14. Midgard2
Objects are defined in MgdSchema files

15. Midgard2
Using Midgard (G)objects

16. Midgard2
Query Builder

17. Midgard2
Tree access
• Parent-child relations
• get_parent()
• list_children()
• Access via named paths
• get_by_path()

18. Midgard2
Conboy can use Midgard as a content repository

19. Midgard MVC
Put your content repository on the web

20. Midgard MVC
• Very efficient MVC
framework for PHP
• Python and D-Bus for
background processing
• Gettext + intl i18n
• TAL templating
• Full WebDAV support
• Git for packaging and
deployment

21. Midgard MVC
Qaiku: Microblogging with Midgard

22. Midgard MVC
Tomboy web synchronization with Midgard

23. Midgard MVC
CouchDB replication protocol

24. Midgard2 9.09 Mjolnir

25. Mjolnir
Database views

26. Mjolnir
Extending storage

27. Midgard2 Runtime

28. Mjolnir +1
• Vala • XMPP replication
• RDFa & Tracker • Runtime for Linux
• Gobject Introspection • Spring 2010

29. Forget about SQL, use a content repository

30. Start by installing Midgard2 now
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