Development of File Upload Feature (seeking donations)

UPDATE:

This feature is now available in the SVN version of Formulize.

We are still accepting contributions for this feature, through PayPal!

It will be included in the final release of Formulize 4.

This initial implementation is a single-file upload, where you can create an element to add to a form, and then browse for a file and attach that file to the entry through this one element. You can have more than one file upload element in a form.

In addition, you can now write a single class file and add your own element types to Formulize. You need to write a template file as well for whatever admin options webmasters should have for configuring your element. See the class/dummyElement-example.php file for an example of this very cool new feature.

Thanks for your support!

--Julian

Hi everyone,

To keep the momentum and spirit of the excellent collaborative community of which we are all part of, I have setup this thread particularly for the development of most needed feature in formulize A File Uploader. We are all aware that nothing functional exist to this end. Thus I am asking that together we put a tiny bit of our resources together and get over with this bump and move ahead.

Based on the response by Julian on this thread http://www.freeformsolutions.ca/en/node/610#comment-1943 here is an idea about the cost that is involved:

[quote start] About the cost of the upload feature...I think realistically if we were to do it from start to finish, we're looking at a couple days of work, so our not-for-profit rate right now is $65/hour, or if you're not a not-for-profit it's $100/hour and up, depending on the kind of work. Canadian dollars. So two days of work would be in the $1000+ range. I think the coding itself would be less than that, but there's a fair bit of communications, testing, etc, involved in a significant feature like this, and the UI around editing existing entries that have files attached is non-trivial, it's not like a textbox where you just change the current value.

I suggested in another thread that maybe several people want to come together to do this, and at that point it's a Formulize project and not specifically something for anyone in particular, so I can see clear to charging the not-for-profit rate on the work in that case.
[quote end]

Or maybe Julian can post with a more exact cost estimate.

Currency conversion for those who may be wondering:
1.00 USD = 1.15958 CAD
1 CAD = 0.862380 USD

Here is what we hope to accomplish:
1. Please post and indicate the amount you are willing to donate towards this most needed feature.
2. Post the requirements you would like for this feature.
3. I suggest donations are collected as soon as requirement is gathered and agreed on just before the development starts in order to be fair with the developers.
4. Set a time from for the project to be completed
5. Those who make donations get to test and implement the feature for their projects, while the feature will be implemented and generally available in the next official release of Formulize. I believe this approach is fair enough for everyone.

This approach of getting the feature developed is more effective one than to have to pay a premium as a single sponsor.

I will follow this thread closely and update as necessary. Your endorsement and input on this specific initiative is anticipated.

Thanks everybody,
btesec

Donors For this Project:
Username : Amount
sadistiko : $100 (canadian)
MedievalSpawn: $50.00 (USD)
btesec : $100.00 (US)