Transcript assignment #2

Web Programming
Assignment #2: Expanded BBS Features
due: 10/26/2010
Old Dominion University
Department of Computer Science
CS 418/518 Fall 2010
Martin Klein <[email protected]>
Requirements
• Users can now have roles, which are separate
from a user’s identity
• admin: “su” or “root” for the BBS -- if there is a function that
is possible to do through your web interface, then admin has
that capability
• moderator: less powerful than the admin, but more powerful
than regular user. separate moderator functionality will arrive
later
• the role must be visually displayed for the user and all other
users to see
• Your A2:
– TACS518 = admin; mklein = moderator
– other users may have admin/moderator roles
Requirements
•
Admin must have its own interface/page from
which to perform BBS functions
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•
that does not preclude context-sensitive functionality
elsewhere in the BBS, but there must be an “admin
home page” from which all BBS things are possible
Admin(s) can add/remove admin or moderator
roles to other, existing users
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BBS can have 0 moderators, but must always have at
least 1 admin
implies the ability to list all valid users in the BBS
Requirements
• “Thread” support
– support arbitrary depth of replies to replies to replies…
– display hierarchy of who replied to whom
– many different display “models” possible
• full hierarchy always shown:
– http://www.fordfe.com/
– http://www.techsideline.com/message_board/football/
• linear / threaded view options:
– linear: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=315734
– threaded: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=4442282&mode=threaded#post4442282
– hybrid: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=315734
Requirements
• Support for multiple forums within a single BBS
– e.g. http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/forumdisplay.php?f=6
– Administrator can add/delete forums
• (a “forum” is a sub-topic relevant to the entire BBS (e.g., forums for
“Agassi Education Foundation” and “Just How Good is Nadal’s
New Serve?” within a BBS for “Tennis Talk”.)
• “Pagination” function
– administrator can set how many messages/replies to view on
a single “page” (default = 5)
– users must have ability to paginate through a forum
– what if a thread is longer than what fits on a page?
• “do the right thing…” -- come up with your own, internally
consistent model of how to display threads…
baseURL for Submission
• http://mln-web.cs.odu.edu/~username/a2/
• These URLs will be valid for all students
– If you are in a group of 2, only 1 URL will have the
actual PHP
– The “other” URL will auto-redirect to the “right” URL
Recommendations
• Debug within your group first, then ask for
other groups to help debug your operations
• Your status report the week before is for the
benefit of your peers more than for me…
– status report is not optional
Grading
• There will be an in-class demo on 10/26/2010
• Nitin will assign 17 points based on a detailed examination
after the class
– Do not edit the files after midnight!
– Late penalty: 3pts for every 24hrs
• Each group will grade the aesthetic appearance of the other
groups’ BBSs
• Email Nitin and cc me a score of 0-3
• Each group will receive the average value (same rounding
principle)
– If you do not send your grades in within 24 hours, your group will lose 3 points
from your assignment
• Grades should be available before the next class
START NOW!!!