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

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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

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Go boy :)

afeijo's picture

Go boy :)

regards
Feijó

get this in to melange

justinrandell's picture

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

darklrd's picture

Hi

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

Thanks
darklrd

great, thanks. can you post a

justinrandell's picture

great, thanks.

can you post a link to the submitted proposal here?

Has this been selected?

nikkubhai's picture

I really hope it gets selected as GSOC project

me too - drupal 6?

tobias's picture

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.

I'll second the backport

capellic's picture

I'll second the backport request.

early code for D6

justinrandell's picture

early code for D6 lives here:

http://drupal.org/node/1082840#comment-4472752

Anymore updates on this?

Michsk's picture

Anymore updates on this?

I'm working on this. Please

darklrd's picture

I'm working on this. Please see this link - http://groups.drupal.org/node/145094.

node.js and socket.io is the

rogical's picture

node.js and socket.io is the best solution for chatroom applications.

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