Discussion Forum

This document describes about Discussion Forum architecture

Background:

Problem Statement:

Key design problems:

1. How to create an independent widget that will be having end-to-end functionality

2. How to use existing user service/DB instead of creating new users account in NodeBB

3. Proxy layer: List of API’s explosed & widget will communicate with these API’s
   

Solution:

How to create an independent widget that will be having end-to-end functionality

Middleware/Proxy layer: List of API’s explosed & widget will communicate with these API’s

Role Management:

NodeBB will be having existing roles like Admin, Moderator, Group & User.

Based on User login(sunbird user roles) middleware will map the NodeBB role to the user. On front-end, all the widgets will behave still on nodebb role mapped by middleware(based of sunbird role).