Run back-end in a server mode to make Web interface or third party integration easier
Separate then front-end (UI) and back-end (core) to make the UI be possible replaced by Web interface or other third-party integration.
I have been using GnuCash in my small business for many years and I love it. However, it's a bit hard to do customization like Australia ATO BAS report etc.
If the backend can be seperated from the front-end then it will be much easier to extend it's functionality. For example, I can make a small tool to interact with the back-end directly while keep the current UI unchanged.
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We’re working on it, but our predecessors made some bad design decisions and so there’s core code in UI files where it doesn’t belong. It’s going to take a while to get that untangled.
In the meantime you can write custom reports in Scheme and use the Scheme, Python, or C bindings to work with the engine objects. We use “backend” to refer to data storage, either SQL or XML. If you select a SQL backend (File>Save As, select SQL at the top of the dialog box) you can then use SQL queries to extract data and create reports.
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Meghraj Choudhary commented
Whats the progress now..
I will definatly donate some money to this awesome project.
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Meghraj Choudhary commented
Wow..
I am waiting
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Denis Clijsters commented
I've used nearly all my votes, otherwise I'd definitely give this all 3! Gnucash needs some more, ..... cash, ... to speed up development