Wiiconnect

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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

I have decided to pick this project back up! I would love any help!

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.

Contents 1 Feature List 2 Features it won't Have 3 Video 4 Testers 5 Roadmap 6 Thanks

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

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlANkqb3nvs

By _Contra_

Testers

It's open-source, and the latest updates are always on SVN, so everyone's a tester! Please DO NOT ask to test it.

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
• Contra for the video!