Changes between Version 49 and Version 50 of Notifications

Timestamp:

Dec 10, 2009, 8:48:35 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

romw

Comment:

Describe the Project Notifications stream

Notifications

@@ -25 +25 @@
 
 Example feeds a project may wish to expose are:
- * Project Notifications ({{{http://<project_url>/notify_rss.php}}})
+ * Project Notifications
  * Scientist blogs
  * Administrator blogs
@@ -99 +99 @@
 || application_only || false || Feed is used by the project application and should not be shown in BOINC Manager or the BOINC Screen saver. The contents of the feed should be written to the init_data.xml file in the slot directory before the application is launched.||
 
+== Project Notifications ==
+Project notifications is an umbrella feed which covers several different pieces of information including:
+ * Welcome messages
+ * Project News
+ * Project Milestones
+ * Private Messages
+ * Friend Requests
+ * Forum Threads
+ * Forums (Any new thread created in the forum)
+
+This functionality is currently implemented using the following link:
+{{{
+http://<project_url>/notify_rss.php
+}}}
+
+The following changes should be made:
+ * Each item should belong to one or more categories the client software can use to filter on.
+
+'''NOTE:''' This whole feature area should be audited.  I would be surprised if 1% of the volunteer population even uses it, after this whole feature is completed 100% of the active population will be using it.
+
+Database queries should be optimized and referenced tables should be converted from MyISAM to InnoDB, whole table locks will cause both BOINC clients and the website to stall depending on the operation.
+
 == BOINC Action Feed ==
 The BOINC Action feed stream is a special in memory RSS feed the BOINC Client software maintains for informing the volunteer about various conditions.