Webdev:Cesium

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This is a page to track the new project for automating ySlow tests, codenamed 'Cesium', after the element used in atomic clocks.

Goals

  • Run ySlow automatically
  • Collect the beacon information that ySlow sends
  • Display the information in graph form
  • Make the data accessible via APIs
  • Easily configurable (via web UI) and installable
  • Handle multiple websites
  • Documentation for API and installation

Alpha

07/10/2009 -- 0.1.1

  • minor bug fix that caused Firefox to start improperly and not load any webpages

07/09/2009 -- 0.1

  • run yslow automatically
  • collect the information
  • make it accessible
  • display it

Components

  • Headless FF instance
  • Processor
  • UI
  • API

Communication

  • #cesium on IRC

Contribute

API

  • Need API docs!

Installation

Architecture Draft

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Frontend Mockups