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

Widgets list:

1. Categories list

   1. Category list with details

   2. Category list with only name(as a list)
      

      

      
      

2. Topics list

   1. Filter options & search query should be the config for the widget (optional for now)
      Note: Think this can be independent widget itself can be used at any place

      

      
      

3. Topic thread(with new post, list of posts & reply to post)

   

   
   

4. Create a Topic
   

   

5. Create Category
   

   

   
   

6. Post/Reply

   1. Post card

      

   2. Replay to post

      

   3. After posting the reply(expanded view)

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).