Roundup Features
Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
web, e-mail and command-line interfaces. It is based on the winning design
from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
- simple to install
- installation (including web interface) takes about 30 minutes
- two templates included in the distribution for you to base your tracker on
- doesn't need any additional support software - python (2.1+) is enough to
get you going
- easy to set up higher-performance storage backends like sqlite and
metakit
- the really impatient can try the instant-gratification Demo Mode (python
demo.py)
- simple to use
- accessible through the web, email, command-line or Python programs
- may be used to track bugs, features, user feedback, sales opportunities,
milestones, ...
- keeps a full history of changes to issues with configurable verbosity
- issues have their own mini mailing list (nosy list)
- highly configurable
- web interface HTML is fully editable
- database schema is also fully editable (only the "user" class is required)
with a full set of data types (including dates and many-to-many relations)
across all storages available
- customised automatic auditors and reactors may be written that perform
actions before and after changes are made to entries in the database
- samples are provided for all types of configuration changes
- fast, scalable
- with the sqlite, metakit and mysql backends, roundup is also fast and
scalable, easily handling thousands of issues and users with decent
response times
- indexed text searching giving fast responses to searches across all
messages and indexed string properties
- documented
- documentation exists for installation, upgrading, maintenance, users and
customisation
- web interface
- fully editable interfaces for listing and display of items
- extendable to include wizards, parent/meta bug displays, ...
- differentiates between anonymous, known and admin users
- may be set up to require login, and may also only allow admin users
to register new users
- authentication of user registration and user-driven password resetting
using email and one time keys
- may be run through CGI as a normal cgi script, as a stand-alone
web server, or through Zope
- searching may be performed using many constraints, including a full-text
search of messages attached to issues
- file attachments (added through the web or email) are served up with the
correct content-type and filename
- email change messages generated by roundup appear to be sent by the
person who made the change, but responses will go back through the nosy
list by default
- e-mail interface
- may be set up using sendmail-like delivery alias, POP polling or mailbox
polling
- may auto-register users who send in mail and aren't known to roundup
- nosy list configuration controls how people are added and when messages
are sent to the list
- auto-filing of "unformatted" messages into a particular class
- e-mail attachments are handled sanely, being attached to the issue they're
intended for, and forwarded on to the nosy list
- sane handling of content-type and content-encoding of messages (text/plain
preferred in all situations)
- email packages that display threading will show issue messages correctly
threaded
- users may send in messages from multiple addresses and be associated
with the same roundup username
- built-in security features like TLS and APOP
- command-line
- may be used to interactively manage roundup databases
- may be scripted using standard shell scripting
- roundup's API may also be used by other Python programs - a sample is
provided that runs once a day and emails people their assigned issues
- a variety of sample shell scripts are provided (weekly reports, issue
generation, ...)