modules/chatroom/HACKING.txt

Chatroom module hacking notes
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NOTE - these are not necessarily in any order. Patches for any items on this list most welcome!

1. Chats should be nodes.
-- DONE

2. All simple read operations should hit chatroomread.php, and be as light as possible for cache misses.
-- DONE

3. All other operations should hit Drupal's standard menu system.
- write a chat message
- ban or kick a user
- archive a chat
- any '/command' requests
-- DONE

4. Commands should be hookable, so that other modules can define commands and get control of the request
   if the command they define is fired.
-- DONE

5. The chat interface should work in a popup.

6. The chats should not require a chatroom.
-- DONE

7. Adhoc chats and chats in chatrooms should be able to use an invite system.

8. Chatroom sounds should use a jquery plugin.

9. Chatroom should come with full support for the smiley module.

10. Chatroom modules should ship with views integration.

11. Chatroom chats should use site-wide filters, configurable by the site admin.

12. Chatroom should ship with apachesolr integration.

13. Chatroom should ship with Organic Groups integration.

14. Chatroom needs improved documentation, inline, on Drupal.org and via integration with 
    advanced help module .

15. Chatroom should integrate with the Appbar module.

16. Chatroom should show user pictures and integrate with imagecache if its enabled.

1	Chatroom module hacking notes
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3
4	NOTE - these are not necessarily in any order. Patches for any items on this list most welcome!
5
6	1. Chats should be nodes.
7	-- DONE
8
9	2. All simple read operations should hit chatroomread.php, and be as light as possible for cache misses.
10	-- DONE
11
12	3. All other operations should hit Drupal's standard menu system.
13	- write a chat message
14	- ban or kick a user
15	- archive a chat
16	- any '/command' requests
17	-- DONE
18
19	4. Commands should be hookable, so that other modules can define commands and get control of the request
20	if the command they define is fired.
21	-- DONE
22
23	5. The chat interface should work in a popup.
24
25	6. The chats should not require a chatroom.
26	-- DONE
27
28	7. Adhoc chats and chats in chatrooms should be able to use an invite system.
29
30	8. Chatroom sounds should use a jquery plugin.
31
32	9. Chatroom should come with full support for the smiley module.
33
34	10. Chatroom modules should ship with views integration.
35
36	11. Chatroom chats should use site-wide filters, configurable by the site admin.
37
38	12. Chatroom should ship with apachesolr integration.
39
40	13. Chatroom should ship with Organic Groups integration.
41
42	14. Chatroom needs improved documentation, inline, on Drupal.org and via integration with
43	advanced help module .
44
45	15. Chatroom should integrate with the Appbar module.
46
47	16. Chatroom should show user pictures and integrate with imagecache if its enabled.
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