diff --git a/agent/README.txt b/agent/README.txt
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+===============================================================
+loops - Linked Objects for Organization and Processing Services
+===============================================================
+
+loops agents - running on client systems and other services,
+collecting informations and transferring them to the loops server.
+
+  ($Id$)
+
+This package does not depend on zope or the other loops packages
+but represents a standalone application.
+
+
+Basic Configuration
+===================
+
+Parameter(s): URL of target loops site.
+
+(Future extension: use more than one target loops site)
+
+
+Local File System
+=================
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+Parameters: directories to search, schedules.
+
+Logging info
+------------
+
+
+E-Mail-Clients
+==============
+
+
+Software Update
+===============
+
+
+Fin de partie
+=============
+
+(tearDown)
diff --git a/agent/__init__.py b/agent/__init__.py
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+"""
+$Id$
+"""
+
diff --git a/agent/agent.py b/agent/agent.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+The real agent stuff.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.interface import implements
+from loops.agent.interfaces import IAgent
+from loops.agent.config import Configurator
+
+
+class Agent(object):
+
+    implements(IAgent)
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        configurator = self.configurator = Configurator()
+        configurator.loadConfiguration()
+
+
+def startAgent():
+    return Agent()
+
diff --git a/agent/config.py b/agent/config.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Management of agent configuration.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.interface import implements
+from loops.agent.interfaces import IConfigurator
+
+
+class Configurator(object)
+
+    implements(IConfigurator)
+
+    def loadConfiguration(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/agent/crawl/__init__.py b/agent/crawl/__init__.py
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+"""
+$Id$
+"""
+
diff --git a/agent/crawl/filesystem.py b/agent/crawl/filesystem.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Filesystem crawler.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from loops.agent.interfaces import ICrawler
+
diff --git a/agent/interfaces.py b/agent/interfaces.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+loops client agent interfaces.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute
+
+
+class IAgent(Interface):
+    """ An agent watches its client, looks for resources to process,
+        and transfers these to its server.
+    """
+
+
+class IScheduler(Interface):
+    """ Manages jobs and cares that they are started at the appropriate
+        time.
+    """
+
+    logger = Attribute('Logger instance to be used for recording '
+                       'job execution and execution results.')
+
+    def schedule(job, startTime):
+        """ Register the job given for execution at the intended start
+            date/time.
+        """
+
+    def getJobsToExecute(startTime=None):
+        """ Return a collection of jobs that are scheduled for execution at
+            or before the date/time given.
+
+            If startTime is None the current date/time is used.
+        """
+
+
+class IScheduledJob(Interface):
+    """ A job that will be executed on some external triggering at
+        a predefined date and time.
+    """
+
+    startTime = Attribute('Date/time at which the job should be executed.')
+    params = Attribute('Mapping with key/value pairs to be passed to the '
+                       'execute method call as keyword parameters.')
+
+    def execute(**kw):
+        """ Execute the job.
+
+            Store log information about job execution in a log record.
+        """
+
+    def reschedule(startTime):
+        """ Re-schedule the job, setting the date/time the job should be
+            executed again.
+        """
+
+
+class ILogger(Interface):
+    """ Collection of log records.
+    """
+
+
+class ILogRecord(Interface):
+    """
+    """
+
+
+class ICrawler(Interface):
+    """ Collects resources.
+    """
+
+    def collect(**criteria):
+        """ Return a collection of resources that should be transferred
+            the the server using the selection criteria given.
+        """
+
+
+class ITransporter(Interface):
+    """ Transfers collected resources to the server. A resource need
+        not be transferred immediately, resources may be be collected
+        first and transferred later together, e.g. as a compressed file.
+    """
+
+    serverURL = Attribute('URL of the server the resources will be '
+                          'transferred to. The URL also determines the '
+                          'transfer protocol, e.g. HTTP or FTP.')
+    method = Attribute('Transport method, e.g. PUT.')
+
+    def transfer(resource, resourceType=file):
+        """ Transfer the resource (typically just a file that may
+            be read) to the server.
+        """
+
+    def commit():
+        """ Transfer all resources not yet transferred.
+        """
+
+
+class IConfigurator(Interface):
+    """ Manages (stores and receives) configuration information.
+    """
+
+    def loadConfiguration():
+        """ Find the configuration settings and load them.
+        """
+
+    def getConfigOption(key):
+        """ Return the value for the configuration option identified
+            by the key given.
+        """
diff --git a/agent/log.py b/agent/log.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Log information management.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.interface import implements
+from loops.agent.interfaces import ILogger, ILogRecord
+
diff --git a/agent/loops.tac b/agent/loops.tac
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+++ b/agent/loops.tac
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+from twisted.application import internet, service
+from nevow import appserver
+
+from loops.agent.agent import startAgent
+from loops.agent.ui.web import AgentHome
+
+port = 10095
+
+application = service.Application('LoopsAgent')
+
+site = appserver.NevowSite(resource=AgentHome(startAgent()))
+webServer = internet.TCPServer(port, site)
+webServer.setServiceParent(application)
+
diff --git a/agent/schedule.py b/agent/schedule.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Job scheduling.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from loops.agent.interfaces import IScheduler, IScheduledJob
+
diff --git a/agent/tests.py b/agent/tests.py
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+++ b/agent/tests.py
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+# $Id$
+
+import unittest, doctest
+from zope.testing.doctestunit import DocFileSuite
+from zope.interface.verify import verifyClass
+from loops.expert import query
+
+class Test(unittest.TestCase):
+    "Basic tests for the loops.agent package."
+
+    def testSomething(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def test_suite():
+    flags = doctest.NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE | doctest.ELLIPSIS
+    return unittest.TestSuite((
+                unittest.makeSuite(Test),
+                DocFileSuite('README.txt', optionflags=flags),
+            ))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(defaultTest='test_suite')
diff --git a/agent/transport/__init__.py b/agent/transport/__init__.py
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+++ b/agent/transport/__init__.py
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+"""
+$Id$
+"""
+
diff --git a/agent/transport/httpput.py b/agent/transport/httpput.py
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+++ b/agent/transport/httpput.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Transferring of data/files to the server.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from loops.agent.interfaces import ITransporter
+
diff --git a/agent/ui/__init__.py b/agent/ui/__init__.py
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+++ b/agent/ui/__init__.py
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+"""
+$Id$
+"""
+
diff --git a/agent/ui/agent.html b/agent/ui/agent.html
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+++ b/agent/ui/agent.html
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+<html xmlns:nevow="http://nevow.com/ns/nevow/0.1">
+  <head>
+    <title>loops Agent</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+
+    <h1>loops Agent</h1>
+
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/agent/ui/web.py b/agent/ui/web.py
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+++ b/agent/ui/web.py
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+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2007 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Web interfaces for the loops agent.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from nevow import loaders, rend
+
+
+class AgentHome(rend.Page):
+
+    addSlash = True
+    docFactory = loaders.xmlfile('ui/agent.html')
+