[GSoC Proposal] Integrate node.js as well as DrupalChat module functionality to Chatroom module

Posted by darklrd on March 28, 2011 at 8:45am

Overview - This project will focus on integrating node.js and DrupalChat modules functionality to Chatroom module. This project is planned for Drupal 7.

Description - This project will further enhance the Chatroom module and add the following features to it.

Add support for different transport backends to chatroom module.
Integrate current chatroom functionality with node.js.
Integrate Drupalchat module functionality into chatroom module.

Timeline -

May 23 - May 28 - Get familar with Drupal 7 API and Git practices etc.
May 28 - June 4 - Add support for multiple backends to chatroom module.
June 5 - June 11 - Implement node.js hooks.
June 12 - July 18 - Handle authentication of Chatroom module users via node.js and create a valid session.
June 19 - July 11 - Integrate remaining chatroom functionality via node.js as backend such as creating and maintaining different channels.
July 11 - Midterm submission
July 15 - August 15 - Integrate Drupalchat module functionality into chatroom module.
August 15 - 22 - Final report submission.

Mentors - justinrandell

Contact details -

IRC - darklrd
Email id - darklrd@gmail.com

Difficulty - Hard

Categories: chat, gsoc, GSoC 2011, node.js

Comments

Go boy :)

Posted by afeijo on March 28, 2011 at 12:20pm

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Go boy :)

regards
Feijó

get this in to melange

Posted by justinrandell (not verified) on March 29, 2011 at 8:38pm

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hi,

chx tells me we should get this in to melange.

http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/google/gsoc2011/drupal

have you applied as a student? have you added the proposal there?

cheers
justin

Hi Yes, I have applied as a

Posted by darklrd on March 29, 2011 at 10:28pm

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Yes, I have applied as a student and submitted proposal too.

Thanks
darklrd

great, thanks. can you post a

Posted by justinrandell (not verified) on March 29, 2011 at 11:05pm

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great, thanks.

can you post a link to the submitted proposal here?

Link to proposal -

Posted by darklrd on March 30, 2011 at 4:32am

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Link to proposal - http://socghop.appspot.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2011/shashwat...

Has this been selected?

Posted by nikkubhai on April 18, 2011 at 11:15am

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I really hope it gets selected as GSOC project

me too - drupal 6?

Posted by tobias on May 10, 2011 at 7:56am

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This is a really useful idea - I really hope it is selected and look forward to seeing it implemented. Would be nice if it could be ported back to Drupal 6 as well.