= Android/BOINC development items =

Some remaining development tasks.
Please contact me (David Anderson) and post to boinc_dev if you want to help.

Short Term:

 * BOINC Client
  * Higher hysteresis for battery level and temp control to avoid frequent suspend/resumes.
  * Expose values for battery level and temp suspend and resume (hysteresis) to preferences.
 * Menu should have controls for
  * Suspend/resume computing
  * Exit (shut down everything - GUI, BOINC client, and apps) '''(Completed)'''
   * This should be shown for all the tabs. Currently only shown on Status Tab. '''(Completed)'''
 * Optionally show icon in notifications (top bar) showing whether BOINC is running apps '''(Working WCG - M)'''
  * Add preference for whether to show this icon '''(Working WCG - M)'''
 * Tasks tab
  * Show elapsed time for each task '''(Working WCG - M)'''
  * If a task is touched, expand height of task to show additional information and actions that can be taken:'''(Working WCG - M)'''
   * Display Project Name [information] '''(Working WCG - M)'''
   * Display User Friendly Application Name [information] '''(Working WCG - M)'''
   * Display deadline [information] '''(Working WCG - M)'''
   * Abort Task  [button/action] '''(Working WCG - M)'''
   * !Suspend/Resume Task [button/action] '''(Working WCG - M)'''
 * Transfers tab
  * Retry  '''(Completed)'''
  * Abort  '''(Completed)'''
  * If backed off, time until retry  '''(Completed)'''
 * Preferences tab
  * Use at most X% of processors  '''(Completed)'''
  * Suspend work when non-BOINC CPU usage above X  '''(Completed)'''
  * Use at most X% of CPU time  '''(Completed)'''
  * Suspend work when battery below X% (default 95%)
  * The preferences page needs to be reorganized, with the main X options shown before the "Show Advanced Preferences" option.  SAP needs to be the last item on the default view. 
  * The "Show Advanced Preferences" Needs to be a twisty tab or something other than a check box if we are showing additional options below it. 
  * When changing the value of an advanced option, there needs to be a cancel button put next to the Ok. '''(Completed)'''
 * Projects Tab  '''(Working Joachim)'''
  * Include logo in list view 
  * Show Update in list view
  * Pressing project shows new Activity with following information:
   * User account info
   * Project links
   * Controls (i.e. detach, suspend, no new tasks)
   * project description
 * Event Log Tab  '''(Completed)'''
  * A tab is needed to show the log file.  Should be called Event Log.  '''(Completed)'''
  * Log file display needs to include timestamp  '''(Completed)'''
  * Only needs client messages – not manager messages  '''(Completed)'''
  * Button needed for ‘copy all messages’ (to paste into email/forums for help)  '''(Completed)'''
  * Remove retrieval from ClientStatusMontitor  '''(Completed)'''
  * UI: Append new messages to the local message array and only send an update event if a new message was added or an old message deleted.  '''(Completed)'''
 * Project attach
  * show entries of all_projects_list.xml in addition to manually entering project URL.  '''(Completed)'''
  * usage of get_project_config (min pwd length, user name vs email, account creation enabled)  '''(Completed)'''
  * include terms-of-use '''(Completed)'''
  * When attempting to login, there needs to be a link that will open that projects "forgot password/Username" Page.  The link should go to <project url>/get_passwd.php '''(Working WCG -M)'''
  * A link should show under the last attached project to attach to another project.  For example, if you are attached to 3 projects, the forth line should be attach to project. '''(Working WCG -M)'''
 * Power Management
  * Set Android power management according to client status. Preventing CPU throttling when display is off. '''(Completed)'''

Mid Term:

 * Use Action Bar with Client computation status and controls from Menu. (Requires Android 3.0)
 * Support attach to account manager
 * Add SD card support in client
  * move BOINC's projects/ directory to SD card an force move of binaries into slots (executable)
  * think about how to handle storage status and preferences of clients
 * Reconsider how BOINC client retrieves device state on Android (i.e. battery: charger, temp and level ; network: wifi state).
  Problematic because location of this information varies among devices/vendors/versions.
 * Add a Notices tab.
 * Add support for GUI URLs.
  * Possible approach: retrieve information through Java SDK, universal for all devices. Write to a file and let BOINC client retrieve information from there. Needs security mechanism in case Java application is off but Client is running (timestamp?)