一趟旅行可能不是在包装主要产品释放时所致的第一件事。但对于actian，企业级开源数据库的开发人员Ingres，一点加拿大热情好客和办公空间竟然是完全定时的。
Ingres has a long track record in the world of open source, and Actian had an ambitious list of enhancements for release 10S, including geospatial data support. As their business moves towards helping large companies tackle “Big Data”, the need for an efficient way to bring multiple data sources into Ingres was apparent.
FME looked like the perfect choice. It had the formats they wanted, both spatial and non-spatial, mature developer tools for building plugins, and a generous Developer Partner Program that includes complimentary FME licenses. Plus, as Tyler Mitchell, Engineering Director at Actian tells us, “Many of our current and future clients are already FME users. It made sense on multiple levels – not just technically, but in terms of credibility and market potential too. The question wasn’t should we do it, it was could we do it with the product launch deadline fast approaching.”
有一条障碍 - 没有内部专家和一个未知的学习曲线，以便在FME开发人员工具上加快速度。当您使用FME SDK构建自己的格式插件时，可以轻松入门，使用模板和参考项目，使您不会从英里零施力。但是，INGRES格式是一个高度复杂和功能的数据库，比典型的文件格式更复杂。
After working through the initial design and functional spec stages, we invited Actian to take advantage of some onsite time at our facility. That’s when Alex Trofast, Senior Software Engineer, packed his bags and hit the road for points west to spend a week working onsite at Safe’s Surrey, Canada offices.
There wasn’t a lot of time for sightseeing, though – the week was planned out to maximize Alex’s time with direct access to Safe’s own experts and the FME development team. By week’s end, the plugin’s development had taken a huge leap forward, and Alex headed homeward with functional code, ready for final touches. The initial development sprint – originally estimated to be around two months – was finished in two weeks. With the oversight and guidance of the FME dev team, they also had the confidence that it would be done right and seamlessly integrate with Ingres 10S.
Fil Vera, Director of Engineering, leads Safe’s product integration team, and tells us a bit about why he welcomes outside developers. “This community is a really important part of extending format support for FME,” he says. “If you’re doing a plugin, don’t be shy – come talk to us. Sometimes we even ship outside plugins as part of the FME product. We provide all the resources we can, including adding tests to our automated test platform. And a few days spent onsite at Safe can really make a difference – both in time and product quality.”
因此，由于菲尔德说 - 如果您的插件发展看起来像它可以从安全开发团队那里受益于某些实践专业知识。亚搏在线也许我们很快就会在萨里见到你。公路旅行！
For more information on the FME Developers Program, go towww.亚搏在线safe.com/developers..
Kris Majury
KRIS是安全软件的内容开发人员，他们专注于为FME变形金刚创亚搏在线建文档。克里斯从不列颠哥伦比亚省海岸的美妙的海湾群岛远程工作。
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