| Title |
Extracting content from Facebook to Mediawiki
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| Detailed description |
- Created new Mediawiki installation (v1.18) for experimentation (https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Installation
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- Created a Facebook application to work with the wiki
- Installed and configured the Facebook extension for Mediawiki - enabled authentication using Facebook
- Wrote JavaScript to grab user's own data (including non-public data requiring authentication) using Facebook API and write to their user page in the wiki using the Mediawiki API.
- Needs to make clearer to user what's happening, and give them control over data posted
- Currently dumps JSON string of user's Facebook profile - need to present it in a more usable way
- Proof of concept - can get data from Facebook and update wiki with minimal user action.
- Would like to develop browser bookmarklet that user could use to transfer photo/album they're currently viewing in Facebook to the wiki.
JavaScript code placed in path.to/yourwiki/index.php/MediaWiki:Common.js (requires Facebook - http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js - and jQuery libraries):
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| Solution Champion |
 Patrick McCann
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| Corresponding Issue(s) |
Ensuring appropriate interface for data capture or deposit
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| Tool/code link |
A link to code on Git hub or a corresponding myExperiment if applicable |
| Tool Registry Link |
If possible provide a link to information about any third party tools used. Ideally these should point to entries in the OPF Tool Registry |
| Evaluation |
- Authenticates to the wiki using Facebook
- Updates user page with information from Facebook (i.e. the user themselves depositing their own data): proof of concept dump of Facebook user data
- Wrapper required to check the URL so only edits previously created pages
- Summary: proof of concept is in place. Requires a bit of tidying
- Would like to add functionality to enable bookmarking in Facebook which then triggers transfer
- Issue owner: First step in this approach. Opens the door!
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Further development
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Having demonstrated that it is possible to transfer data from Facebook into MediaWiki, the next step in this project was to produce a usable tool with expanded functionality. This was supported by a SPRUCE award (funded by JISC) covering the period July-October 2012, involving Patrick McCann and Toni Sant, with the participation of Darren Stephens from the University of Hull. Details available at the OPF blog.
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