Subscriptions module for Drupal.org (was Re: You know what would be really cool for d.o?)
On 12/27/06, Johan Forngren <johan@forngren.com> wrote:
On 12/27/06, Earnie Boyd <earnie@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
I know this really should be a feature request but I'm not sure which issue tracker to put it in. If someone could point I'll be happy to.
1) I would like to see a Subscribe button on a particular issue so that I can easily subscribe to an issue.
This is a long requested feature in much more general terms -- i.e. subscribing to forum threads, etc. Generally, notification via email / RSS is desired. The meta issue is that we need someone to write a robust, lightweight, highly scaleable subscription framework capable of handling the volume on Drupal.org. There is the existing subscriptions module (http://drupal.org/project/subscriptions) that doesn't quite meet all of those needs yet. -- Boris
On Dec 27, 2006, at 10:27 AM, Boris Mann wrote:
On 12/27/06, Johan Forngren <johan@forngren.com> wrote:
On 12/27/06, Earnie Boyd <earnie@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
I know this really should be a feature request but I'm not sure which issue tracker to put it in. If someone could point I'll be happy to.
1) I would like to see a Subscribe button on a particular issue so that I can easily subscribe to an issue.
This is a long requested feature in much more general terms -- i.e. subscribing to forum threads, etc. Generally, notification via email / RSS is desired.
The meta issue is that we need someone to write a robust, lightweight, highly scaleable subscription framework capable of handling the volume on Drupal.org. There is the existing subscriptions module (http://drupal.org/project/subscriptions) that doesn't quite meet all of those needs yet.
-- Boris
I'm interested in moving the subscriptions module in that direction. I've been doing some code cleanup, but I'd like to target a specific feature set to streamline portions of the code. Would people be interested in helping identify what the core functionality might be and I'll plan the implementation work? thanks arthur -------------------------------------------------------- arthur@civicactions.com
On 02 Jan 2007, at 05:49, arthur wrote:
The meta issue is that we need someone to write a robust, lightweight, highly scaleable subscription framework capable of handling the volume on Drupal.org. There is the existing subscriptions module (http://drupal.org/project/subscriptions) that doesn't quite meet all of those needs yet.
-- Boris
I'm interested in moving the subscriptions module in that direction. I've been doing some code cleanup, but I'd like to target a specific feature set to streamline portions of the code.
Would people be interested in helping identify what the core functionality might be and I'll plan the implementation work?
Start with making it possible to subscribe to comment threads (individual nodes). Once you can subscribe to individual nodes, you can create mechanism to automatically subscribe users to new nodes. I.e. automatically subscribe me to all nodes in whose discussion I participiate. Or, automatically subscribe me to all nodes that mention my name or keyword 'XYZ'. Or, automatically subscribe to all nodes with the term 'ABC'. For now, I'd start super simple: let people subscribe to a node by checking a checkbox when they post a reply (i.e. like Wordpress does), get that in core, and worry about the 'automatic subscription mechanisms' in phase #2. So for me, step #1 would be to mimic Wordpress' subscription functionality. Just build that, but keep future use cases in mind. -- Dries Buytaert :: http://www.buytaert.net/
On 1/2/07, Dries Buytaert <dries.buytaert@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm interested in moving the subscriptions module in that direction. I've been doing some code cleanup, but I'd like to target a specific feature set to streamline portions of the code.
Would people be interested in helping identify what the core functionality might be and I'll plan the implementation work?
Start with making it possible to subscribe to comment threads (individual nodes). Once you can subscribe to individual nodes, you can create mechanism to automatically subscribe users to new nodes. I.e. automatically subscribe me to all nodes in whose discussion I participiate. Or, automatically subscribe me to all nodes that mention my name or keyword 'XYZ'. Or, automatically subscribe to all nodes with the term 'ABC'.
Both already implemented in subscriptions module.
For now, I'd start super simple: let people subscribe to a node by checking a checkbox when they post a reply (i.e. like Wordpress does), get that in core, and worry about the 'automatic subscription mechanisms' in phase #2. So for me, step #1 would be to mimic Wordpress' subscription functionality. Just build that, but keep future use cases in mind.
Dries -- that's already built in subscriptions module. The trick is patching this into core or making the existing code "core worthy". The comment stuff (only) is also available via comment_notify. -- Boris Mann Vancouver 778-896-2747 San Francisco 415-367-3595 Skype borismann http://www.bryght.com
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 17:08, Dries Buytaert wrote:
For now, I'd start super simple: let people subscribe to a node by checking a checkbox when they post a reply (i.e. like Wordpress does)
This implies that one must post a reply if one want to subscribe to a thread. That's not much different from what people already do: post a comment with the only word "subscribing" within the comment. We often see that in issues. What is often requested is to be able to subscribe to a thread/issue without having to post any comment. I use this opportunity to thank Arthur for his work on the subscriptions module. And also a cvs tip for Arthur: When you commit a change, just start your comment with #10123 where 10123 is the node ID of the corresponding issue. Drupal will expand that into a direct link to the issue here: http://drupal.org/project/cvs/4189 (compare with: http://drupal.org/project/cvs/3060 ) Blessings, Augustin. -- http://www.wechange.org/ Because we and the world need to change. http://www.reuniting.info/ Intimate Relationships, peace and harmony in the couple.
On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:08 AM, Dries Buytaert wrote:
let people subscribe to a node by checking a checkbox when they post a reply
On Jan 2, 2007, at 6:21 AM, Augustin (Beginner) wrote:
This implies that one must post a reply if one want to subscribe to a thread. That's not much different from what people already do: post a comment with the only word "subscribing" within the comment. We often see that in issues.
right. my preference would be a "subscribe" link right next to the "reply" link. they don't want to reply, they just want to subscribe, so it should be a different action. for extra credit, we could add the kind of checkbox dries suggests so that if you want to do both, you can subscribe while you're in the middle of replying. but, IMHO that's less important than a subscribe- only interface. thanks, -derek (dww)
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