Difference between revisions of "Wiiconnect"

	WiiConnect
General
Author(s)	Jsmaster
Type	Utility
Version	Demo
Licence	GNU General Public License v3
Links
	Download
	Website
	Discussion
	Source
	Downloadable via the Homebrew Browser
Peripherals

Revision as of 05:22, 21 July 2009

Description

WiiConnect is a tool to connect Wii users to eachother, without the hassle of Nintendo's "safe" crap. It will eventually be able to do many things (hopefully) listed below.

Feature List

Homebrew Browser integration, or a homebrew downloader made by me if integration doesn't work out
Chat (Hopefully many protocols eventually)
E-mail (POP3, IMAP, SMTP)
Public Profiles
News Reader (RSS feed reader, with a Wii News RSS feed)
Ability to poke other users on WiiConnect, no matter what feature they are using
And More!

Features it won't Have

Parental Controls
Internet Safety Options
Friend Codes

Testers

I'm going to let anyone who was helped me in any way (coding help, graphics, etc.) test this.

1. GabberNL (translating)

2. JussiPik (graphics)

3. WiiCracker (translating)

Roadmap

Wifi

~~Read networking tutorials~~ 2/28

~~Get files downloaded from websites~~ 2/28

~~Allow Wii to net_connect() to an ip address~~ 3/12

~~Get one Wii to net_connect() to another~~ 3/12
Make the server side of the wii program
Start with a friend list of ip's
Make a master server to host all currently connected ip's

~~GUI~~

~~Make a concept~~ 5/16

~~Gather artwork~~ 5/19

~~Decide on library~~

~~LibWiiSprite looks good, or maybe GGRLIB~~ 3/31 libwiigui it is

~~Set up libosk~~ 5/16 (Keyboard included in libwiigui)

~~Set up the HOMEbrew menu~~ 5/16 (easily add to libwiigui; no library for it needed)

~~Add images and options; create the UI~~ 7/4

~~Throw everything together using classes and making it object oriented~~ 5/16 (libwiigui is c++ and object oriented)

Chat

Decide on what type of chat protocol to use

Either IRC, MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Skype, Jabber, or a custom Wii only one (probably first)

Learn how to use the protocol
Create a custom protocol
Write the server for the custom protocol
Get a message sent from one Wii to a buddy
Listen for messages
Add it in the GUI
Allow users to be "interupted" by a chat message

E-mail

~~Read up on the POP3 and SMTP protocols~~ 6/2

~~Download messages from server~~ 6/3

~~List messages from server~~ 6/3

~~Find attributes of messages (Date, subject, sender, ect)~~ 7/3

~~Read messages~~ 7/7 (Woohoo!)

~~Send messages~~ 6/26
Add saving messages from server

~~Delete messages from server~~ 7/3

~~Options~~ 7/4 (Not as many options as it will eventually have)

~~E-mail GUI~~

Profiles

Start simple - One character to show
Add Different attributes to edit

Name
Birth Date
City
Personal Interests

Add images
Add Mii's as an option instead of images
Add status updates
Add it into the GUI
Add notifications into the GUI

Homebrew Downloader

Figure out whether a custom one is necessary

Thanks

I want to thank:

WiiCracker and GabberNL for translating the WiiConnect page to German and Dutch
Jussipik for the Graphics

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-| text = Demo Release 4 - Last demo release (that is announced) before another major feature/fix is added. Hopefully this will work with all POP servers. Test it! Download [http://wii-connect.googlecode.com/files/wiiconnect-demo.zip here]. Also check out the website - [http://www.wiiconnect.co.nr www.wiiconnect.co.nr]
+| text = Demo Release 4 - Last demo release (that is announced) before another major feature/fix is added. Hopefully this will work with all POP servers. Test it! Download [http://wii-connect.googlecode.com/files/wiiconnect-demo.zip here]. Check out the website - [http://www.wiiconnect.co.nr www.wiiconnect.co.nr]. Also don't forget to visit the IRC channel! It is [irc:///irc.servercentral.net/wiiconnect #wiiconnect] on EFnet. You can also talk on it using [http://widget.mibbit.com/?server=irc.servercentral.net&channel=%23wiiconnect&autoConnect=true Mibbit].
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