Look into replacing FilePicker with Google Picker

[btbonval]

We have external dependencies on FilePicker for uploading files and Google for converting files.

Google now has Google Picker: https://developers.google.com/picker/docs/

If we replace FilePicker with Google Picker:

PROs:

• we reduce external dependencies by one
• one less account: most people likely have a Google account already

CONs:

• unlikely to integrate with S3, but free FilePicker accounts can't do that anyway
• overhaul the FilePicker code, upload workflow, and database schema :(

[AndrewMagliozzi]

Hey Bryan,

I'm okay paying for file picker. It's $50/mo and pretty handy.

On May 23, 2015, at 1:25 PM, Bryan Bonvallet notifications@github.com wrote:

We have external dependencies on FilePicker for uploading files and Google for converting files.

Google now has Google Picker: https://developers.google.com/picker/docs/

If we replace FilePicker with Google Picker:

PROs:

we reduce external dependencies by one one less account: most people likely have a Google account already CONs:

unlikely to integrate with S3, but free FilePicker accounts can't do that anyway overhaul the FilePicker code, upload workflow, and database schema :( — Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[btbonval]

It's more about open source development and that random internet developers might not be willing to pay.

They don't have to, of course, but it is one more dependency hurdle any new dev would have to deal with. On May 23, 2015 2:01 PM, "Andrew Magliozzi" notifications@github.com wrote:

Hey Bryan,

I'm okay paying for file picker. It's $50/mo and pretty handy.

On May 23, 2015, at 1:25 PM, Bryan Bonvallet notifications@github.com wrote:

We have external dependencies on FilePicker for uploading files and Google for converting files.

Google now has Google Picker: https://developers.google.com/picker/docs/

If we replace FilePicker with Google Picker:

PROs:

we reduce external dependencies by one one less account: most people likely have a Google account already CONs:

unlikely to integrate with S3, but free FilePicker accounts can't do that anyway overhaul the FilePicker code, upload workflow, and database schema :( — Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/FinalsClub/karmaworld/issues/430#issuecomment-104931312 .

[btbonval]

Ah @AndrewMagliozzi reminded me about the missing CON from the above list:

• FilePicker supports way more than just uploading files from the system

That tends to be my only use case, so I forgot FilePicker does a lot more. I think that along with the risk and time to replace FilePicker means the answer to this question is no: we will not replace FilePicker with Google Picker.