Software catalog - Database for TPC content
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2016 2:26 am
I have an idea that might interests the whole community.
What about creating a Portable software database (light as possible) containing the catalog of ALL the software by category of the TPFC?
This software would be able to update on demand the catalog. How?
Here it is going to hurt, may be: JSON api for TPFC catalog?, or XML file, special server report? Better than scrapping/parsing the whole site which is never ever efficient; page modification = code to review eventually > potential broken software (if it is not recoverable by included algorithm). No other solution come to mind for now...
In term of feature I can see this (draft):
Menu list of Category of software > Software list per category (included submitted software?) > A software page from that category as presented here:
- With or without (need a visit to the page of TPFC to retrieve the link) possibility to direct download the file.
- Information if this software was downloaded or not by user and where it is located (launcher)
- Personal system rating and note of the software.
Possibility to directly submit software from the software, with control it is not a bot doing it?
And who knows what else that could be useful.
If TPFC approved, I say let's do it. I am willing to even develop this software solo with list of features to be done approved by the community and the TPFC team.
This is just a draft of an idea that has potential.
What do you think?
What about creating a Portable software database (light as possible) containing the catalog of ALL the software by category of the TPFC?
This software would be able to update on demand the catalog. How?
Here it is going to hurt, may be: JSON api for TPFC catalog?, or XML file, special server report? Better than scrapping/parsing the whole site which is never ever efficient; page modification = code to review eventually > potential broken software (if it is not recoverable by included algorithm). No other solution come to mind for now...
In term of feature I can see this (draft):
Menu list of Category of software > Software list per category (included submitted software?) > A software page from that category as presented here:
- With or without (need a visit to the page of TPFC to retrieve the link) possibility to direct download the file.
- Information if this software was downloaded or not by user and where it is located (launcher)
- Personal system rating and note of the software.
Possibility to directly submit software from the software, with control it is not a bot doing it?
And who knows what else that could be useful.
If TPFC approved, I say let's do it. I am willing to even develop this software solo with list of features to be done approved by the community and the TPFC team.
This is just a draft of an idea that has potential.
What do you think?