[Student-projects] GSoC 2014 Project - Language filter for Diaspora

[karthik senthil]

Hey

I checked the schema of Diaspora, and found out that they are using a
model named user_preferences.
We can save the language settings for a user by adding an additional
column in this model named languages_preferred(array).

After this whenever we are fetching the posts for the user, we can
restrict them by the language given in this field through :

current_user.user_preferences.languages_preferred.each do |language|
posts=Post.tagged_with(language)
end


Now, to configure this languages_preferred field, we can build a UI to
select the languages from a list of available ones and correspondingly
add(or edit/delete) them in the array of languages in the
user_preferences model.

Waiting for your opinion on this idea :)

Thanking You
Karthik.S



On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Ershad K <ershad92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> We need to filter the feed with user's preferred languages. How will he
> configure that?
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:04 PM, karthik senthil
> <karthik.senthil94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey
>>
>> Are you talking about the language settings ?
>> Well, the gem wtf_lang covers most of the languages used and hence
>> there should not be any worry about misinterpretation. However if
>> further details of a language needs to be saved, we can simulate the
>> acts-as-taggable-on gem .i.e explicitly tag the post with its
>> identified language.
>>
>> Please tell me, if we will be missing any specific details/features by
>> following the implementation mentioned in my previous mail.
>>
>> Thanking You
>> Karthik.S
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Ershad K <ershad92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 5:46 PM, karthik senthil
>> > <karthik.senthil94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hey Ershad,
>> >>
>> >> I have checked the act-as-taggable-on gem and the Diaspora codebase to
>> >> consider the following implementation:
>> >>
>> >> 1) Add the the languages tag to the post model( acts_as_taggable
>> >> :language)
>> >> 2) When post is submitted, use this
>> >> gem(https://github.com/nashby/wtf_lang) to auto-identify the language
>> >> and add it to the language_list.
>> >> 3) Performing queries on the posts model can be done through the
>> >> languages tag(filtering).
>> >>
>> >> An important point here is that, if the taggable gem is used, then
>> >> there is no need for a language model or ActiveRelations.
>> >
>> >
>> > You are right. How will you manage to update the settings in Diaspora?
>> > Have
>> > you looked at it?
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Please consider the same and suggest if this approach meets all
>> >> requirements.
>> >>
>> >> Thank You
>> >> Karthik.S
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:51 AM, Ershad K <ershad92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Thank you, Karthik. Please write us about possibilities I mentioned
>> >> > in
>> >> > the
>> >> > previous mail.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:36 AM, karthik senthil
>> >> > <karthik.senthil94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hey Ershad
>> >> >>
>> >> >> My GitHub profile : https://github.com/karthiksenthil
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have interned with http://www.bigbhk.com/ in the winter of 2013,
>> >> >> being a core developer of the site.
>> >> >> Apart from this I have worked on a basic blog-site
>> >> >> http://nitkrug.herokuapp.com/.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanking You
>> >> >> Karthik.S
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:26 AM, Ershad K <ershad92 at gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> > Hi Karthik,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > We could definitely add a 'Language' model and link the posts
>> >> >> > using
>> >> >> > relationships. But I'm more keen to the idea of using tags,
>> >> >> > preferably
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > acts-as-taggable-on[1]. Thus we could tag a post with more than
>> >> >> > one
>> >> >> > language. What do you think?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > We could either use an existing API to identify the language(s) or
>> >> >> > let
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > user mark the languages manually. Have you explored the
>> >> >> > possibilities?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Also how do you think the user would configure the language?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Can you please link to a few projects you worked on?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > [1] https://github.com/mbleigh/acts-as-taggable-on
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:00 AM, karthik senthil
>> >> >> > <karthik.senthil94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hey Ershad,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I have just looked into the code of Diaspora and from the
>> >> >> >> schema.rb
>> >> >> >> figured out that the posts can be filtered by adding an
>> >> >> >> additional
>> >> >> >> field to the posts model. This additional field should preferably
>> >> >> >> be
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> foreign key i.e. we can establish an ActiveRelation between the
>> >> >> >> posts
>> >> >> >> model and a new model called languages, as this will help in
>> >> >> >> customising languages with ease at anytime without affecting any
>> >> >> >> dependencies.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The important part however is identifying the language of the
>> >> >> >> post.
>> >> >> >> If
>> >> >> >> it is explicitly provided by the user(from a dropdown of
>> >> >> >> languages)
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> will be easy to implement,but auto identifying the same requires
>> >> >> >> some
>> >> >> >> parsing algorithms or other techniques.
>> >> >> >> I would like to know which of the 2 above methods is required or
>> >> >> >> preferred.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Also setting up development environment for Diaspora is a long
>> >> >> >> process
>> >> >> >> I suppose.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> However do keep me informed on your opinion and requirements of
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> project.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanking You
>> >> >> >> Karthik.S
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:36 PM, Ershad K <ershad92 at gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> > Hi Karthik,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Project is to implement a language filter to filter the posts
>> >> >> >> > in
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > feed
>> >> >> >> > based on the language.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > You may find the diaspora code base in github[1]. How do you
>> >> >> >> > think
>> >> >> >> > we
>> >> >> >> > should
>> >> >> >> > go about this project? Do write to us, good luck.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > [1] https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:46 PM, karthik senthil
>> >> >> >> > <karthik.senthil94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Hey
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I'm Karthik.S pursuing B.Tech(Information Technology) from
>> >> >> >> >> National
>> >> >> >> >> Institute of Technology,Karnataka,India.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I am primarily a Ruby on Rails based web developer and have an
>> >> >> >> >> experience of about 8 months in the same. I have also worked
>> >> >> >> >> with
>> >> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> >> start-up in the winter of 2013 to develop a RoR based
>> >> >> >> >> application.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I am avid fan of open source development and very much
>> >> >> >> >> interested
>> >> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> >> contributing to the same.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Hence, I'm interested in working on this particular RoR based
>> >> >> >> >> project-
>> >> >> >> >> Language filter for diaspora.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I would like to have some details regarding this project and
>> >> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> >> codebase that will be used to work on, so that I can get
>> >> >> >> >> familiar
>> >> >> >> >> with
>> >> >> >> >> the repository before contributing to the same.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Looking forward to work with SCM this summer :)
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Thanking You
>> >> >> >> >> Karthik.S
>> >> >> >> >> 2nd Year,B.Tech(I.T.)
>> >> >> >> >> NITK,Surathkal
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>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >> > Regards,
>> >> >> >> > Ershad K
>> >> >> >> > http://ershadk.com
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Regards,
>> >> >> > Ershad K
>> >> >> > http://ershadk.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> > Ershad K
>> >> > http://ershadk.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards,
>> > Ershad K
>> > http://ershadk.com
>
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> --
> Regards,
> Ershad K
> http://ershadk.com