Insights, tutorials, and case studies on open-source educational technology, Sakai LMS, and learning innovation.https://www.longsight.com/en-ushttps://www.longsight.com/blog/oneroster-typescript-package/https://www.longsight.com/blog/oneroster-typescript-package/A first look at LongsightGroup/oneroster, an MIT licensed TypeScript package for OneRoster 1.2 CSV parsing, validation, diagnostics, and package writing.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/qti3-095-secure-delivery-conformance/https://www.longsight.com/blog/qti3-095-secure-delivery-conformance/qti3 0.9.5 adds candidate-safe XML, server-side submissions, PNP resolution, package inspection, conformance fixtures, accessibility proof metadata, and a style-neutral Web Component player.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/credential-signing-stack/https://www.longsight.com/blog/credential-signing-stack/How CredTrail signs Open Badges 3.0 credentials with W3C Data Integrity, Ed25519, did:web, and Multikey.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/qti3-ts/https://www.longsight.com/blog/qti3-ts/A strict TypeScript QTI 3 runtime and native Web Component player with typed models, response processing, scoring, saved state, fixtures, and Playwright-tested rendering.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/qflow-qti-3-deno-authoring-system/https://www.longsight.com/blog/qflow-qti-3-deno-authoring-system/QTI 3.0 is mature, open-source runners exist, and institutions need authoring tools that keep assessment content portable. QFlow is the authoring tool we wanted for that work.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-february-2026/https://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-february-2026/February’s Sakai patches focus on grading edge cases, more dependable quiz behavior, and a round of smaller usability fixes that make the platform feel steadier day to day.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/credtrail-open-source-badging-outside-the-lms/https://www.longsight.com/blog/credtrail-open-source-badging-outside-the-lms/CredTrail keeps badge issuing, verification, and portability outside the LMS.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-january-2026/https://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-january-2026/January opens with tighter grading workflows, cleaner collaboration tools, and a handful of admin-safe fixes across both 25.x and 23.x.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/automating-accessibility-with-playwright-and-axe/https://www.longsight.com/blog/automating-accessibility-with-playwright-and-axe/Our newer Sakai end-to-end suite lives in Playwright, so accessibility checks belong there too. Here is how we pair keyboard-first workflow tests with axe scans in a Java-based Playwright harness.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-december-2025/https://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-december-2025/A focused set of fixes across grading, authoring, and integrations closes out the year for both 25.x and 23.x patch lines.Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/scorm-2004-rest-runtime-in-sakai/https://www.longsight.com/blog/scorm-2004-rest-runtime-in-sakai/We replaced Wicket SJAX with Spring REST, added site-to-site import, and explain why SCORM 2004 remains our supported standard.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-october-2025/https://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-october-2025/October fixes for Assignments, Discussions, course home, Lessons, and notification behavior across the 23.x and 25.x lines.Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/converting-samigo-jsp-to-facelets/https://www.longsight.com/blog/converting-samigo-jsp-to-facelets/What it took to move Samigo authoring views from JSP to Facelets and why it matters for the JSF 4 path.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-september-2025/https://www.longsight.com/blog/sakai25-patch-highlights-september-2025/Visible Sakai 25.x fixes across Assignments, Gradebook, Lessons, Tests & Quizzes, Resources, and course administration.Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/leveling-up-canvas-imports-in-sakai-lessons/https://www.longsight.com/blog/leveling-up-canvas-imports-in-sakai-lessons/Sakai Lessons now imports Canvas QTI packages with native translators, hardened XML parsing, and clearer diagnostics for admins.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/push-notifications-blog-post/https://www.longsight.com/blog/push-notifications-blog-post/Implementation notes for cross-platform Sakai push notifications, including iOS Safari Web Push requirements, VAPID setup, service workers, and delivery edge cases.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/advanced-accessibility-in-sakai/https://www.longsight.com/blog/advanced-accessibility-in-sakai/What Sakai developers learned from JAWS and NVDA event handling, and how that changes accessibility testing.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/migrating-from-nginx-to-caddy/https://www.longsight.com/blog/migrating-from-nginx-to-caddy/Caddy can make reverse proxy and Tomcat load-balancing setups shorter, easier to maintain, and secure by default.Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/automating-accessibility-compliance-with-cypress/https://www.longsight.com/blog/automating-accessibility-compliance-with-cypress/Run axe checks inside Cypress so accessibility regressions fail locally and in CI before they reach users.Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/powering-sakai-s-ui-with-lit-web-components/https://www.longsight.com/blog/powering-sakai-s-ui-with-lit-web-components/How Sakai uses Lit web components to keep LMS interface code smaller, reusable, and easier to share across tools.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.longsight.com/blog/automating-regression-testing-with-cypress-and-github-actions/https://www.longsight.com/blog/automating-regression-testing-with-cypress-and-github-actions/Run Cypress end-to-end tests in GitHub Actions so pull requests catch regressions before they reach production.Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT