google-app-engine

How do I restart the Google App Engine Java Server in Eclipse?

OK, maybe I'm dumb/blind, but in the docs it says "rebuild and restart the server." But I don't see a button to do this anywhere. Or from any contextual menu. And I can't find anything in their docs explaining how to do it. If I just try to start the app again, it gets angry because I already have App Engine running on the needed port. ...

Updating data in google app engine

I'm attempting my first google app engine project – a simple player stats database for a sports team I'm involved with. Given this model: class Player(db.Model): """ Represents a player in the club. """ first_name = db.StringProperty() surname = db.StringProperty() gender = db.StringProperty() I want to make a basic ...

Inserting multiple model instances using a single db.put() on Google App Engine

Edit: Sorry I didn't clarify this, it's a Google App Engine related question. According to this, I can give db.put() a list of model instances and ask it to input them all into the datastore. However, I haven't been able do this successfully. I'm still a little new with Python, so go easy on me list_of_models = [] for i in range(0, len...

Blogging System which runs on the Google App Engine

Hey, what is a cool blogging engine for GAE? I really like wordpress, but PHP isn't available on the GAE. Which blogging systems do you use on GAE? Which experiences you have made with it? Thanks. ...

Jaikuengine running locally on Windows with Google App Engine SDK

Has anyone succeeded in getting an instance of jaikuengine running locally on Windows using the Google App Engine SDK and the latest jaikuengine SVN code? ...

how to avoid hard-coding urls in webapp templates

I'm developing software on google app engine. I'm using the webapp framework. is there any way to avoid hard-coding urls in the html templates? django provides a solution, but I couldn't find one for webapp. thanks in advance.. ...

Google App Engine registering a new application

I wanted to try GAE and I did it using a fake google account: a second account I usually use for testing web services. The registration of an application works using a registration code sent me by SMS. That's ok. I really like the platform and I decide to register a new application on my official google account (which is another, of co...

Is there an easy way to change the parent of a record in google app engine datstore

Given class Category(db.Model): name = db.Stringproperty() Say I have a nested hierarchy -root -a -b c -x -y z1 z2 where a's parent is f, b's parent is a, c's parent is b etc. Is there a simple way by which I could move node y from x to b such that y, z1 and z2 continue to remain children of x & y respectively....

Is it possible to deploy Coldfusion code on Google App Engine for Java?

Since ColdFusion is itself Java-based, I would imagine it's not too much of a stretch to suggest that CFML code could be deployed on Google App Engine. Blue Dragon is a commercial solution for deploying CFML code on Java servers. Are there any open source alternatives that could be used for App Engine? ...

Without joins on Google App Engine, does your data have to exist in one big table?

Since Google App Engine doesn't permit joins, does this mean that I have to take all of the tables in my web app and figure out a way of combining them into a single huge table? ...

What's the simplest, most concise web technology to build an app with on Google App Engine?

Now that Java has allowed multiple additional languages to run on top of Google App Engine, which of the newly available languages would allow an app to be developed the most simply and concisely? Let's assume most people are aware of Ruby on Rails, PHP, Coldfusion and Python/Django and we can take for granted that these are pretty simpl...

Google App Engine - one datastore for different domains and apps

Is that somehow possible to access one datastore? Or access one app from different domains. ...

How can I remove unused indexes in Google Application Engine?

I've accidentally added a new filter to my GAE application. The status of the index is 'serving' now - however I don't need that index at all and I'd like to remove. How can I do that? ...

How can I set up my domain name on Google App Engine?

I've made a website to go on App Engine, and have deployed it. I've redirected my domain name to ghs.google.com, and it successfully goes to my site. The problem is that in the address bar, 'www.mysite.com' turns into 'myappid.appspot.com', and I haven't got a clue as to how I make it stay with 'www.mysite.com'. It seems like such a si...

How do I implement an OpenID consumer in my Google App Engine project?

I want to use OpenID in my Java Google App Engine web application but I don't know where to start... I have looked at openid4java and joid. openid4java says you have to place some libraries on the "endorsed libraries"-path. I don't have one locally on my computer, and I sure don't know how to do that on Google App Engine. joid looks ...

Jython Development on Google App Engine

Does anyone have any direct experience (good or bad) using Jython with Google App Engine? ...

google app engine - design considerations about cron tasks

I'm developing software using the google app engine. I have some considerations about the optimal design regarding the following issue: I need to create and save snapshots of some entities at regular intervals. in the conventional relational db world, I would create db jobs which would insert new summary records. for example, a job w...

Is this a bug with variable access in Google Application Engine + Django?

Recently I've spotted a very disturbing issue. I've got the following python code: for cat in cats: cat.pages = ['apple', 'table', 'computer'] template_values = { 'cats': cats } path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates/index.html') self.response.out.write(template.render(path, template_values)) The index.html d...

Google App Engine Java development on IntelliJ?

Annoyingly, Google App Engine has become another one of those projects where they only release plugins for Eclipse (like Spring Webflow) and I just much prefer IntelliJ. Can you run the local test environment successfully with IntelliJ? And debug/deploy a local or live application? If so, are there any features missing that are in the Ec...

Another ID generation queston

I'm trying to generate unique IDs for use in a Google App Engine application and would like feedback on the feasibility of the approach I'm thinking of using (questions at the end). I've read quite a few questions on this topic, but I don't remember coming across this particular approach. I'd like random-looking IDs, e.g., MD5 hashes, ...