FBFAQr

Notes towards a project…

Synopsis

1. Greasemonkey script to convert Facebook groups into useful knowledge tools, and collaboration tools.
2. Add features: archiving, tagging, collaborative editing (Wiki), workflows, WYSIWYG…
3. Improve signal-to-noise.

RFP, MVP, bla

1. Archive (sync) group posts to another site, WordPress or Node.js based (because I like them ;o). Or maybe Google Drive?
2. Tagging: folksonomies; see Web 2.0.
3. Wiki
4. WYSIWYG: code embedding (with syntax highlighting ;o), clean hypertext links, etc.

Workflows (usecases)

1. FAQs: find answers in archives, link to, and generally get them out of the way.
2. Wiki — ThreadedMode to DocumentMode
3. Moderation: karma system, eg like Slashdot’s.

Archives

1. Data model? Posts and comments, same as in WordPress?
2. Performance (AJAX)?

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Greasemonkey

1. AJAX without SOP limitations
2. jQuery? Or Sizzle, Zepto?
3. CoffeeScript
   1. No built-in support… yet. But, some workarounds?
4. Updates?
5. Packaging, installation?
6. Configuration/settings?

Facebook

1. DOM
2. Data model — selectors:
   1. Message UID: #mall_post_463225913747358.uiUnifiedStory.uiStreamStory.genericStreamStory.aid_850360601.aid_135673716502581.uiStreamNoBorderStory
   2. Message text: h5.uiStreamMessage.userContentWrapper span.messageBody span.userContent
   3. Message author
   4. Message timestamp: span.uiStreamSource abbr.ffixer-handled[data-utime=”1366314959″]
   5. Comment text: li[id=”.reactRoot[171].[1][4][1]{comment463225913747358_463505197052763}”].UFIRow.UFIComment.UFIUnseenItem div.UFIImageBlockContent div.UFICommentContent span[id=”.reactRoot[171].[1][4][1]{comment463225913747358_463505197052763}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]”]
   6. Comment permalink: a.uiLinkSubtle
   7. Comment timestamp: abbr.livetimestamp.ffixer-handled[data-utime=”1366368920″]
3. AJAX?

Development

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