[katello-devel] Future feature RFC: Package Upload

[Brad Buckingham]

In the future, the plan is to provide Katello users with the ability to 
upload a package.  This email is to present a couple of options for 
accomplishing this in the UI and gather some initial feedback.

Assumptions:
- Prior to package upload, the target repository must exist.
- When a package is uploaded, it will be uploaded only to the Library.

The following are a couple of options for accomplishing this in the UI:

1. Incorporate it as part of Content Management -> Custom Content Providers

     For example,
     a. select [provider] -> Products & Repos -> [repository]
     b. from the Repository Details subpanel, allow the user the ability 
to browse
         to a package file and click 'Upload'

2. Incorporate it as part of Content Management -> Promotions

     For example,
     a. in the content tree, navigate to Repos
     b. select the repo.  (Note: currently, users can see repos listed, 
but not select them).
     c. from the Repository Details pane (new), allow the user the 
ability to browse
         to a package file and click 'Upload'.  (Notes: We could also 
use this pane to display
         a few details on the repository, such as name, url and other 
useful info.).

I lean towards option 2 for a couple of reasons:
- Before a user adds a package, they are likely to browse to see what 
packages exist.  Currently, this would be done from the Promotions page; 
therefore, they would already be on the page.
- In the future, users will have the ability to download packages.  
Assuming this will be based on earlier implementations, this would be 
from the Promotions page; therefore, having both upload/download on 
Promotions keeps it 'somewhat' consistent.

There may be other options as well.

Any thoughts/opinions/preferences?

Thanks,
Brad