Re: [VuFind-Tech] tags, comments, etc

[Demian K. <dem...@vi...>]

First of all, are you still working on an RC1-based installation?  If so, I strongly recommend upgrading to RC2 before going forward with this stuff.  Among other things, authentication was completely rewritten between RC1 and RC2, and many bugs and security holes were fixed.  I realize that upgrading is not a trivial process, especially for something as heavily customized as your instance, but I think it is worth the effort in this case.

Anyway, that disclaimer aside, on to your questions.

1.) You ran into a bunch of bugs that were fixed in RC2, and your fixes sound fairly similar to what happened in RC2.  $authMethod is linked to the value in config.ini, but as of RC2, the template actually accounts for it correctly.

2.) Username and password should be saved in a MySQL database.  That being said, RC1 did make excessive use of cookies, so maybe something weird is going on... but I doubt it.  There's also definitely a bug that prevents logging out from working correctly in RC1.  Again, all of this has been rewritten in RC2 -- with the newer code, your account information is guaranteed to be stored in the database, and the only thing cookies are used for is maintaining a session ID.

3.) Comments are stored in the MySQL database.  If this is working, you must have MySQL configured somehow.

4/5.) Tags and favorites lists are both stored in the MySQL database.  If you tag a record without adding it to a favorites list, the tag is linked to the record but not to your user account -- it is effectively an anonymous tag.  If you enter tags when adding to a favorites list, the tag shows on the record AND in your account.  There is a known issue (even in RC2) that there is currently no way to remove or alter anonymous tags from a user account after adding them.  Also note that RC1 only allows a single favorites list, while RC2 adds the capability of managing multiple named lists and making lists public for sharing with other users.

I hope this is helpful -- I'll be happy to add more detail if you need anything else.

- Demian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Lease Morgan [mailto:em...@nd...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:33 AM
> To: vuf...@li...
> Subject: [VuFind-Tech] tags, comments, etc
> 
> 
> I need some assistance in the implementation of tags, comments,
> favorites, etc.
> 
>   1. login.tpl. and $authMethod - After a bit of experimentation, I
> learned that I needed to copy login.tpl from the MyResearch directory
> to the Record directory in order to be enable logging in. After further
> investigation I learned I need to enable the display of "Create an
> account" in order for me to... create an account. (I don't have LDAP
> authentication.) The ability to create an account is dependent on the
> value of $authMethod, but where is this defined? In config.ini? I
> changed the value of method in the [Authentication] section of
> config.ini to DB but things didn't seem to change. My workaround has
> been to hack the if/then statement in login.tpl, but again, that is
> only a hack. Where is $authMethod defined?
> 
>   2. usernames and passwords - After successfully creating an account I
> am able add comments, but I'm curious. Where are the username/password
> combinations saved for my account? I do not think I have configured
> MySQL to save these things. Are these things in cookies?
> 
>   3. Comments - I have been successful in adding comment to records,
> but again, where is this data saved?
> 
>   4. Tags - This is really where I want to go. After logging I can tag
> items. After clicking on a link I am presented with a form. I can enter
> stuff and click Go, but I never see any tags associated with the
> record, nor do they show up in my profile. Is there where MySQL comes
> in?
> 
>   5. Favorites - Again, how to I turn on favorites? Do I need to
> configure for MySQL?
> 
> --
> Eric Lease Morgan
> University of Notre Dame
> 
> (574) 631-8604
> 
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