UID	github.com/firephp/firephp/			Stream	1	Author	cadorn
Namespace	github.com/firephp	Name	firephp	Version	1.0.0b1rc6	Date	1321310596

Authorizing is the process of pairing a client to a FirePHP (or more specifically Insight) installation. It involves the client issuing an Authorization Key for a given Installation URL and configuring this Authorization Key on the server.

This process ensures that only authorized clients are able to access application internal data.

Using DeveloperCompanion

DeveloperCompanion facilitates the FirePHP setup process by generating the necessary FirePHP configuration code based on the Homepage URL (read Installation URL) of an application.

It is assumed you have DeveloperCompanion installed.

Launch DeveloperCompanion by clicking on it's icon in the Firefox status bar.
Select the first tab which is the home or companion tab, click on Workspaces in the menu on the left and click on New Workspace.
In the New Workspace window enter the URL to the Homepage of the application.
Select the Simple (constants) or Advanced (configuration files) based configuration approach.
Insert the generated code into the application. See Install for more information.
Click Add Workspace at the bottom of the window. If everything is setup correctly the new workspace will be added and launched. If anything goes wrong, detailed error messages will be displayed.

Everything is now setup for the given installation and messages can now be logged to the client. See API.

Homepage: Sourcemint.com

Status

Sourcemint is incomplete ALPHA technology and continuously evolving in sync with underlying and related projects. Production ready aspects will be documented and made available in time. Your Feedback is welcome and appreciated!

Who

Sourcemint is one of the results of intense focus by Christoph Dorn over the past several years and continuous exploration throughout Christoph's interest in software development over the past 15+ years.

Sourcemint is the love child of one person guided by the voices of passionate developers at the top of their game who are leading the industry into a new era of software development.

What

Sourcemint is an integral part of Christoph's work intended to realize his dream of one global toolchain under which components may be arbitrarily combined into maintainable mission critical systems by providing an all-encompassing and organized package repository from which consistent and autonomic systems may be built.

Sourcemint provides an automated software building and integration service as well as an intelligent software delivery network to distribute built software to all deployed systems and Internet users.

This means an arbitrary (code, configuration, network, ...) change may be made to a software system which can then be automatically built, tested, distributed and deployed. Every change constitutes a completely new system made possible by the fact that changes, any changes, are cheap and fully tested in every way before going live.

Just imagine what this means in your daily work.

Why

Automated software builds, continuous integration processes, streamlined issue trackers, community supported software, source control, online collaboration and automated cloud deployment have wet our appetite but hardly scratch the surface of what it actually means to have a completely automated production cycle from idea to delivery. The full potential is only realized once these separate solutions addressing different areas work together harmoniously.

What has been missing is new ways of looking at how to build software.

How

Christoph's work provides a new way to build software that is not necessarily new in the sense of ideas or technology but rather arrangement and timing. Christoph has through exploration and experimentation distilled current cutting edge technology, knowledge and wisdom into a toolchain platform called PINF available open source under the MIT license to realize a new breed of software.

Imagine software and systems that just work and are a pleasure to maintain.

Sourcemint is built entirely on PINF, as is all of Christoph's work, and can be used by any developer to tap into the power of the PINF approach to build open source or commercial libraries, frameworks, applications, systems and services.

Christoph's hope is that PINF and related projects will provide a foundation for developers to cooperate more widely and experiment with new ideas by eliminating some of the major constraints imposed by traditional toolchains. Traditional toolchains create systems that typically rot because they are practically impossible to refactor. We need a toolchain such as PINF which has refactorability designed into its core.

Let's create software that breathes with life and is in large part self-sustaining!

You

Join Christoph in his mission to help you, the developer, and help yourself by broadly applying the tools and approaches you know work to all of your work. Lean on PINF, your mind is begging you. Learn it, teach others, and let your inspiration soar!

Follow Sourcemint and PINF on twitter to watch for news of cutting-edge tools, tutorials and services coming online. You can also follow Christoph's work directly.