GSOC_QEMU_CHECKLIST.txt

Proposal for a minimum draft prototype:
 
- Uses Async QMP library
- Accepts a server destination on the command-line like the existing qmp-shell
        - Probably use the argparse library for this.
- Connects to that server on startup.
 
- Uses a two-panel urwid TUI
  - Text entry area:
    - User can type a command
    - Pressing <enter> sends that command
    - raw QMP JSON in the message bar will work for the draft prototype.
    - Text entry area should be visually delineated somehow -- Either a
      background color or some kind of border.
    - You can use AQMP's Message class to manually construct a "raw message",
      and then submit it via .execute_msg() [1]
 
  - History panel area:
    - Shows both outgoing and incoming messages
    - Most recent message is on the bottom
    - First draft can simply show JSON with no spaces or newlines for each msg.
    - History panel should show messages as they arrive.  
    - Is "scrollable":
      - As new messages are displayed, old messages are pushed up
      - If we have too many messages to display on one page, pressing page-up/
        page-down should show us older/newer messages.
      - If possible, some kind of visual indicator (like a scroll bar?) should
        visually indicate if we are 'scrolled up' in the history
 
 
[1] (This is a little clunky, I want to rewrite AQMP's execute logic based
     on feedback from Stefan to try and offer an 'execute_raw' interface. I
     don't think you need to wait for this, though. I have a draft "v4" of
     AQMP I need to finish, based on Stefan's feedback. It won't be ready
     until next week, I think, so I wouldn't wait.)