ATTENTION

This is a proof of concept implementation of the ProjectNarwhal Specification. It is not to be considered either finished or a definite design direction. This was my own little proof of concept mockup for fun. (Not trying to muscle in)

Prerequisites

• Compass framework
• SCSS
• a mod_wsgi capable server (to deploy to)

Specification

• Rigorous user authentication
  • plain log-in screen - IMPLEMENTED
  • bring back the space invaders game?
  • reset lost passwords
• User designations
  • administrators (administrate the installation, have direct access to the DB)
  • moderators (can add and remove content through the interface provided)
  • everyone else
  • groups can be created, modified, and given permissions as needed
  • these are not user classes
• User profile and settings
  • user name
  • verified e-mail
  • password change
  • private key, reset private key
  • set IRC pass
  • avatar
  • clear ledger of all credits (upload and download and other bonuses and expenditures)
• Upload form
  • should be customized with plugins based on content type
  • links to general upload rules and specific rules based on content type
  • very specific data fields for each category
  • helper tools built in if possible (integrated c#bits)
  • torrent parser: can extract metadata if possible (ex container info) and verify file/folder organization follows rules
  • review board submission/needs attention flag (recommended for first time submitters)
• Database
  • attempt backwards compatibility for easy migration
  • stick with MySQL (might be dictated by tracker software depending on what we choose)
• Search
  • solr?
  • should be simple with a complete advanced mode
• Webpage generator from template
  • base template
  • templates for most categories listed here
  • need designs/skins/stylesheets
  • i18n and l10n
• File storage and access
  • handled via DB for the most part
  • content categories handled via plugin
  • stored and displayed with meaningful metadata in an organized way
  • allow user to download .torrent files!
• Torrent page
  • comments
  • mediainfo
  • report function form with prelisted reasons, severity level(?)
  • comments
  • file list
  • peer list
  • stats (torrent size, seeders, leechers, snatches)
  • thanks button
• Tracker
  • roll our own, use the old one (xbtt), or migrate to another one?
• Request system
  • requests
  • comments
  • bounty, votes
  • link to filling torrent
• Statistics collection, storage and presentation
  • top 10, 100, 250
  • user stats
  • user classes
  • torrent stats
  • tracker stats
• User to user messaging system
  • inbox
  • sentbox
  • compose
  • delete
  • read/unread distinction, auto mark messages as read, ability to remark them as unread
• Bookmarking system
• RSS Feed generation
  • needs private key authentication
  • all torrents
  • one for each category
  • user feeds
  • auto-download feed
  • search based feeds
• Forums
  • SPAM FORUM
  • tree-style storage for a reddit-like display (optional)
• Wiki
  • discuss expanding editing permissions
• Bug tracker/support center
  • tickets opened by users
  • status
  • severity
  • comments
• Web-based IRC client