From joe at kuesers.net  Thu Mar  1 11:20:18 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:20:18 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] REALLY Cool Web 2.0 GUI Stuff
Message-ID: <A12CFED9-78BA-41D3-B862-383C0336DA49@kuesers.net>

I think we need to use this stuff as an example of how our app should  
be.  This is like running a real application!

http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/28/cross-browser-web-20- 
layouts-part-2-ajax-feed-viewer-20/

Some articles on the layouts used:

http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/2006/10/19/cross-browser-web-20- 
layouts-with-yahoo-ui/

And one of the cooler layouts of the bunch:

http://www.jackslocum.com/blog/examples/layout6.htm
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From cgallemore at gmail.com  Thu Mar  1 16:37:19 2007
From: cgallemore at gmail.com (Chad Gallemore)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:37:19 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Take a look at this
Message-ID: <edf99a4e0703011337r627a9c10vb02c9e663dd61c5b@mail.gmail.com>

http://amazon-ec2.rubyforge.org/amazon-ec2/Amazon%20EC2%20Ruby%20Gem.html

I'm have a little trouble understanding some stuff.  I took a look at the
plugin Josh sent out and didn't really understand how to use it.  I found
the above link, which talks about installing a ruby gem.  One thing I don't
understand about the AWS, specifically the EC2 AWS, is that free to use or
what.  It mentions the following:

"This account must also be enabled for Amazon EC2.  AWS will provide you
with an 'AWS Access Key ID' and a 'Secret Access Key' which will allow you
to authenticate any API calls you make and ensure correct billing to you for
usage of the service."

I thought the Web Services were free to use, is this not correct?  I already
signed up for an access key and have one.
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From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Thu Mar  1 21:57:20 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 18:57:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added
Message-ID: <20070302025720.84751.qmail@web37207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Looking good Joe.  The only thing I have to say is a UI design nitpick: I think the header of the page might look better if it didn't have the same treatment as the other "box elements" on the pages.  I think this is because the header comes in contact with the main "container" around the entire content area.

Josh

P.S. You weren't at all inspired by the "brush metal" look were you? ;-)

----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
To: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:06:12 PM
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added

I added a few rough wireframes to show my initial ideas for a few pages.

One is of the front page.  This should be where a brief description  
of the site is shown, our "mission statement", an area to log in or  
register, and a link for guests to get a sneak peek into the site.

Another is the sneak peek page.  This shows a quick overview of what  
is currently available on the site.  The names of the games should  
either link to descriptions, or have cool popouts with descriptions  
of the games.

The third is the user's home page, where it shows what books a member  
needs to send out, what books they are still waiting on, and the  
status for these.  It should also show their friends list and  
wishlist.  This page will be more or less a dashboard of the member's  
activity.  Maybe even an area to link to favorite games, etc.

Let me know what you think!

Joe
_______________________________________________
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From joe at kuesers.net  Thu Mar  1 22:09:48 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 21:09:48 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added
In-Reply-To: <20070302025720.84751.qmail@web37207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <20070302025720.84751.qmail@web37207.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <7AEAF6BD-3E30-43E4-B1C0-56483DEB7912@kuesers.net>

Dude...that is so NOT what the final deal will look like.  Pretend  
it's a pencil drawing.  Just sketching some basic ideas.  It's going  
to look MUCH better than that :-)



On Mar 1, 2007, at 8:57 PM, Josh Hoover wrote:

> Looking good Joe.  The only thing I have to say is a UI design  
> nitpick: I think the header of the page might look better if it  
> didn't have the same treatment as the other "box elements" on the  
> pages.  I think this is because the header comes in contact with  
> the main "container" around the entire content area.
>
> Josh
>
> P.S. You weren't at all inspired by the "brush metal" look were  
> you? ;-)
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
> To: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:06:12 PM
> Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added
>
> I added a few rough wireframes to show my initial ideas for a few  
> pages.
>
> One is of the front page.  This should be where a brief description
> of the site is shown, our "mission statement", an area to log in or
> register, and a link for guests to get a sneak peek into the site.
>
> Another is the sneak peek page.  This shows a quick overview of what
> is currently available on the site.  The names of the games should
> either link to descriptions, or have cool popouts with descriptions
> of the games.
>
> The third is the user's home page, where it shows what books a member
> needs to send out, what books they are still waiting on, and the
> status for these.  It should also show their friends list and
> wishlist.  This page will be more or less a dashboard of the member's
> activity.  Maybe even an area to link to favorite games, etc.
>
> Let me know what you think!
>
> Joe
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code


From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Thu Mar  1 22:18:09 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:18:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added
Message-ID: <3432.45606.qm@web37213.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Heh...Cool.  It looked like a mix between wireframes and an early design.  I don't care for (true) wireframes but won't bore everyone with the details here. :-)  Let's just say I worked on a project where wireframes were used heavily up front (150+ pages worth) and the project ran over by 20% ($60,000) as a result of the many ambiguities wireframes seem to leave.

----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
To: Josh Hoover <jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com>
Cc: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2007 9:09:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added

Dude...that is so NOT what the final deal will look like.  Pretend  
it's a pencil drawing.  Just sketching some basic ideas.  It's going  
to look MUCH better than that :-)



On Mar 1, 2007, at 8:57 PM, Josh Hoover wrote:

> Looking good Joe.  The only thing I have to say is a UI design  
> nitpick: I think the header of the page might look better if it  
> didn't have the same treatment as the other "box elements" on the  
> pages.  I think this is because the header comes in contact with  
> the main "container" around the entire content area.
>
> Josh
>
> P.S. You weren't at all inspired by the "brush metal" look were  
> you? ;-)
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
> To: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:06:12 PM
> Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Rough Wireframes Added
>
> I added a few rough wireframes to show my initial ideas for a few  
> pages.
>
> One is of the front page.  This should be where a brief description
> of the site is shown, our "mission statement", an area to log in or
> register, and a link for guests to get a sneak peek into the site.
>
> Another is the sneak peek page.  This shows a quick overview of what
> is currently available on the site.  The names of the games should
> either link to descriptions, or have cool popouts with descriptions
> of the games.
>
> The third is the user's home page, where it shows what books a member
> needs to send out, what books they are still waiting on, and the
> status for these.  It should also show their friends list and
> wishlist.  This page will be more or less a dashboard of the member's
> activity.  Maybe even an area to link to favorite games, etc.
>
> Let me know what you think!
>
> Joe
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code





From joe at kuesers.net  Thu Mar  1 23:15:15 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 22:15:15 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Take a look at this
In-Reply-To: <edf99a4e0703011337r627a9c10vb02c9e663dd61c5b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <edf99a4e0703011337r627a9c10vb02c9e663dd61c5b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <6AE1B9CB-3E20-4ACA-8246-41F3270DA710@kuesers.net>

I'm pretty sure it is indeed free.  I think that's just poorly  
worded.  They don't bill you, they credit you.  Every time someone  
clicks on the link, for purchasing books, anyway.

We can use your AWS Access Key for now.  I'll create one for the site  
as soon as I buy the domain name (a new "bookcarnival.org")


On Mar 1, 2007, at 3:37 PM, Chad Gallemore wrote:

> http://amazon-ec2.rubyforge.org/amazon-ec2/Amazon%20EC2%20Ruby% 
> 20Gem.html
>
> I'm have a little trouble understanding some stuff.  I took a look  
> at the plugin Josh sent out and didn't really understand how to use  
> it.  I found the above link, which talks about installing a ruby  
> gem.  One thing I don't understand about the AWS, specifically the  
> EC2 AWS, is that free to use or what.  It mentions the following:
>
> "This account must also be enabled for Amazon EC2.  AWS will  
> provide you with an 'AWS Access Key ID' and a 'Secret Access Key'  
> which will allow you to authenticate any API calls you make and  
> ensure correct billing to you for usage of the service."
>
> I thought the Web Services were free to use, is this not correct?   
> I already signed up for an access key and have one.
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code

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From joe at kuesers.net  Fri Mar  2 09:44:07 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:44:07 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Fwd: ruby-ext
References: <006b01c75cd8$13f604d0$9a191f05@marvin>
Message-ID: <82D49485-00D8-4576-8789-25479402A426@kuesers.net>

Here's a nice bit of integration with Rails and the Yahoo UI extensions.

I'll tie it into our project this weekend and see what we can see.

Joe



Begin forwarded message:

> From: "CRS" <christocracy at gmail.com>
> Date: March 2, 2007 8:35:50 AM CST
> To: <joe at kuesers.net>
> Subject: ruby-ext
>
> unpack
> resistor-ext to /javascripts
> resistor-ruby to /lib
>
> I made a build of teh js framework; you can use it by simply  
> including rext-all.js
>
> I included application-example.js in resistor-ext archive, where I  
> set up a Page object that uses BorderLayout to define the page's  
> layout.
> your .rhtml MUST construct a new Page object.
> eg:
> <script>new MyNameSpace.Page('foo_page', {});</script>
>
> you can define any number of Page objects for youself (eg:  
> RegistrationPage, LoginPage, InventoryPage).  this class has lagged  
> behind most other stuff so it's a bit ugly.
>
> so, step 1.  get the js included without errors.  customize your  
> Page object.  make it render.
>
> Chris ???
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From joe at kuesers.net  Tue Mar  6 22:16:28 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 21:16:28 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Josh: Question About Authentication
Message-ID: <004D3A6D-DECD-4571-8E63-B7C9D41F6499@kuesers.net>

In the index action of the account controller it has the following:

   def index
     redirect_to(:action => 'signup') unless logged_in? || User.count  
 > 0
   end

I understand all but the "|| User.count > 0"  What's that about?

With that there, the system seems to think I'm always logged in.  If  
I comment that part out:

   def index
     redirect_to(:action => 'signup') unless logged_in?  # ||  
User.count > 0
   end

It seems to work OK.

Also, have you read yet how we'll go about tying this in to  
individual pages?  Is there a global route or something we need to  
set up?  Or do we have to put the redirect in every action?

Thanks!

Joe

From joe at kuesers.net  Tue Mar  6 22:46:13 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 21:46:13 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Josh: Question About Authentication
In-Reply-To: <004D3A6D-DECD-4571-8E63-B7C9D41F6499@kuesers.net>
References: <004D3A6D-DECD-4571-8E63-B7C9D41F6499@kuesers.net>
Message-ID: <AA942941-0A7D-45A8-91A3-15095CFD4443@kuesers.net>

Hey man, never mind!  I figured it out.

Simply put "before_filter :login_required" at the top of any  
controller we want to restrict.

There's some other fancy footwork needed to restrict only certain  
actions, like:

before_filter :login_required, :only => [ :edit, :update ]

It's all right here:

http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/User+Authentication






On Mar 6, 2007, at 9:16 PM, Joe Kueser wrote:

> In the index action of the account controller it has the following:
>
>    def index
>      redirect_to(:action => 'signup') unless logged_in? || User.count
>> 0
>    end
>
> I understand all but the "|| User.count > 0"  What's that about?
>
> With that there, the system seems to think I'm always logged in.  If
> I comment that part out:
>
>    def index
>      redirect_to(:action => 'signup') unless logged_in?  # ||
> User.count > 0
>    end
>
> It seems to work OK.
>
> Also, have you read yet how we'll go about tying this in to
> individual pages?  Is there a global route or something we need to
> set up?  Or do we have to put the redirect in every action?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joe
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code


From cgallemore at gmail.com  Tue Mar  6 23:30:12 2007
From: cgallemore at gmail.com (Chad Gallemore)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 22:30:12 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] TextMate for Windows
Message-ID: <edf99a4e0703062030g3110a0e6wd4f94f40254f9d4b@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.e-texteditor.com/

I haven't looked to much into this yet, but this could be the window's
answer to TextMate.
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From Joe at kuesers.net  Wed Mar  7 20:22:41 2007
From: Joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 19:22:41 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] CSS Templates
Message-ID: <6E0615C8-F71B-4CE7-BEA7-35D01566D24D@kuesers.net>

Take a gander at these and see if there are any that you're diggin'.

I figure we might as well stick with pure CSS templates.  Makes it a  
lot easier to change the look and feel of the site.

http://www.solucija.com/home/css-templates/

That looks like a pretty good collection...best of all, most are free.

Joe
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From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Wed Mar  7 21:32:07 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 18:32:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Activate user functionality added
Message-ID: <101490.64898.qm@web37208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Quite a few files were updated, so my apologies if things start to break when you update.  I ran all the tests and the ones that should pass did.  There are tests for the books and status that are failing.

Also, I think we may have a "bad model" in that we have both books and book as models.  Thoughts?

Thanks,

Josh


From joe at kuesers.net  Wed Mar  7 23:21:56 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 22:21:56 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Activate user functionality added
In-Reply-To: <101490.64898.qm@web37208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <101490.64898.qm@web37208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <F8B3B05A-7CEB-4CC4-8B69-44191738B291@kuesers.net>

I went ahead and removed the books model.  They were both empty, and  
if I remember right, the singular model name is correct...so it's gone!




On Mar 7, 2007, at 8:32 PM, Josh Hoover wrote:

> Quite a few files were updated, so my apologies if things start to  
> break when you update.  I ran all the tests and the ones that  
> should pass did.  There are tests for the books and status that are  
> failing.
>
> Also, I think we may have a "bad model" in that we have both books  
> and book as models.  Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code


From joe at kuesers.net  Thu Mar  8 06:21:05 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 05:21:05 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Likely Hosting Site
Message-ID: <10ABD1A4-C7B6-4E2E-9B06-D68F83EDC0F4@kuesers.net>

This is "the official" Ruby on Rails hosting site.  Looks good!

http://textdrive.com/hosting/shared

The highlights (from my perspective anyway):

     *  Use Apache and Lighttpd web servers side-by-side
     * Host Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications (including FCGI and  
hundreds of gems)
     * Manage your code base with version control (Subversion, SVK,  
Darcs, Monotone & Arch)
     * Share iCal files over WebDAV
     * Mount a WebDAV drive on your desktop (like iDisk)
     * Easily create free subdomains with wildcard DNS
     * Store your Basecamp file uploads over SFTP
     * Access your account via SFTP and SSH
     * Add domains, unlimited IMAP and POP mail boxes and mail  
aliases through a control panel
     * Check your email through Webmail
     * Host Mailman mailing lists complete with archives
     * Use MySQL (default), PostgreSQL, SQLite and Berkeley databases

It's only $15 per month for the plan that would be "good enough".

Anyone interested in ownership?  If we split the cost, this will be  
real cheap.

Joe
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From joe at kuesers.net  Thu Mar  8 21:23:45 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:23:45 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] PayPal Account
Message-ID: <E2DAA96E-9087-45FE-AFFB-C08C803BC6E3@kuesers.net>

I guess this is where I should let you guys know this part :-)

My PayPal is joe at kuesers.net

$30 each will do it.  If you want to pay less or more that's cool.

We'll make sure everyone gets paid back with the first bit of cash  
the site makes.

Thanks.

Joe

From joe at kuesers.net  Fri Mar  9 09:10:38 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 08:10:38 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] BookCarnival.org Domain Registered
Message-ID: <F57B24A0-E116-4FDE-8C01-29631BEBB3F9@kuesers.net>

I've gone ahead and registered the bookcarnival.org domain, though  
have not yet signed up for hosting.

It's currently registered under my name, but when we form the  
nonprofit, I will switch it over to being an asset of that organization.

(In case you are wondering, the formation of the nonprofit is going  
to take quite a bit of research, so I will probably put that off for  
a couple of months.)

Joe

From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Fri Mar  9 17:42:34 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:42:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Virtual developers conference
Message-ID: <702074.47254.qm@web37204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Sounds interesting:

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/100759#218024 

Josh



From joe at kuesers.net  Fri Mar  9 18:21:33 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:21:33 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Virtual developers conference
In-Reply-To: <702074.47254.qm@web37204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <702074.47254.qm@web37204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <591FB03B-29DE-419C-A88E-6450F3D6BD7B@kuesers.net>

Thanks!

I went ahead and signed up.  Most of the sessions we'd want to see  
are at like 2:30 PST, so will be after hours for us.  One is at like  
7:30, so I may be taking an early lunch that day (it's like what... 
10:30 here?)

Joe


On Mar 9, 2007, at 4:42 PM, Josh Hoover wrote:

> Sounds interesting:
>
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/100759#218024
>
> Josh
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code


From joe at kuesers.net  Fri Mar  9 20:49:44 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:49:44 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Almost Have Enough!
Message-ID: <17FF902C-8888-427C-800E-816811AF5CE9@kuesers.net>

I've started putting together a spreadsheet to keep track of expenses  
for this puppy, so I can make sure everyone gets back what they put in.

So far I registered the domain name for $16, Chad S. pitched in $25,  
and Josh pitched in $30.

James and Chad G., please let me know 1) how much you would like to  
pitch in, 2) how you plan on paying, and 3) when.  No hurry, I just  
need to know what to plan for.

I will probably go ahead and sign up for the account this weekend  
just in case anyone wants to tinker with it.

Joe

From joe at kuesers.net  Fri Mar  9 21:14:59 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 20:14:59 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Cool Tools that come with hosting package
Message-ID: <6DECC359-6490-43CE-A842-CE7AC7C3A6F1@kuesers.net>

I was poking around and found out that this will be coming with our  
hosting package.  Best free (included with hosting) application I've  
seen.

http://www.joyent.com/connector/collaboration-suite

Watch the demo videos!
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From cgallemore at gmail.com  Fri Mar  9 22:23:36 2007
From: cgallemore at gmail.com (Chad Gallemore)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:23:36 -0600
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Almost Have Enough!
In-Reply-To: <17FF902C-8888-427C-800E-816811AF5CE9@kuesers.net>
References: <17FF902C-8888-427C-800E-816811AF5CE9@kuesers.net>
Message-ID: <edf99a4e0703091923w3907279ch185babcd0ed86037@mail.gmail.com>

I'm in for 30, I'll give you cash on Monday.

On 3/9/07, Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net> wrote:
>
> I've started putting together a spreadsheet to keep track of expenses
> for this puppy, so I can make sure everyone gets back what they put in.
>
> So far I registered the domain name for $16, Chad S. pitched in $25,
> and Josh pitched in $30.
>
> James and Chad G., please let me know 1) how much you would like to
> pitch in, 2) how you plan on paying, and 3) when.  No hurry, I just
> need to know what to plan for.
>
> I will probably go ahead and sign up for the account this weekend
> just in case anyone wants to tinker with it.
>
> Joe
> _______________________________________________
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> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code
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From joe at kuesers.net  Mon Mar 12 17:57:57 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:57:57 -0500
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Introducing Mike Vizdos
Message-ID: <FA2E965E-B98D-460D-8D71-3D8A1CC5F10E@kuesers.net>

Since he's to shy to introduce himself...

If you've visited the bookcarnival RubyForge project <http:// 
rubyforge.org/projects/bookcarnival/> you may have noticed a strange  
name on there.  Mike Vizdos.

Mike and I go way back, and he's one upstanding dude.  He ventured to  
the dark side a number of years ago and is itching to code again.   
So, I figure we can let him all he wants.  Mike also has a very  
extensive business background, so he can likely help us in that regard.

He's also a Scrum and UML expert (among other things) is co-author of  
a book (with another one in the works, right Mike?) <http:// 
www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Unified-Process-Extending-Rational/dp/ 
0131914510/ref=sr_1_1/002-9063273-0113669? 
ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173736530&sr=8-1>

He has worked with a couple of people you may have heard of...Scott  
Ambler and Ken Schwaber.

He knows pretty much everybody, so we need to make sure to take  
advantage of him.

Welcome, Mike!

Joe
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From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Mon Mar 12 18:04:40 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:04:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Introducing Mike Vizdos
Message-ID: <193256.5363.qm@web37214.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

And one day I'll learn how to use email (first message was only to Joe)...

Welcome Mike!  Clearly you have the patience of a Buddhist monk to have stayed friends with Joe this long. ;-)  Welcome aboard!

----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
To: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 4:57:57 PM
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Introducing Mike Vizdos

Since he's to shy to introduce himself...

If you've visited the bookcarnival RubyForge project <http://rubyforge.org/projects/bookcarnival/> you may have noticed a strange name on there.  Mike Vizdos.


Mike and I go way back, and he's one upstanding dude.  He ventured to the dark side a number of years ago and is itching to code again.  So, I figure we can let him all he wants.  Mike also has a very extensive business background, so he can likely help us in that regard.


He's also a Scrum and UML expert (among other things) is co-author of a book (with another one in the works, right Mike?) <http://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-Unified-Process-Extending-Rational/dp/0131914510/ref=sr_1_1/002-9063273-0113669?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173736530&sr=8-1>


He has worked with a couple of people you may have heard of...Scott Ambler and Ken Schwaber.


He knows pretty much everybody, so we need to make sure to take advantage of him.


Welcome, Mike! 


Joe
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From Joe at kuesers.net  Mon Mar 12 23:38:56 2007
From: Joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:38:56 -0500
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] First stab at site description doc
Message-ID: <620BD7BC-E231-4E58-A3D3-A564A5392E3D@kuesers.net>

I whipped together a quick document showing what I think the site  
should work like.  It's pretty much what I would like to see within  
the next 6 weeks if possible, with the exception of the majority of  
the user home page.

Please take a gander and let me know where I need to get into more  
detail, or make any changes that you see fit.

Thanks!

Joe
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From joe at kuesers.net  Wed Mar 14 22:39:51 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:39:51 -0500
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Started First Game - DB CHANGE!
Message-ID: <C80FC545-9F00-4051-8938-8691DF7F5131@kuesers.net>

First off...Josh, I can't log in anymore.  I assume this is because  
of the activation you added.  Can you let us know how to set that up  
locally?  (I'll dig through the emails in a second to see if you  
already told us. ;-)

I've started coding the first game, "Tilt-A-Whirl".

I love Rails!  I'm already probably half done with the game and I  
haven't written any code yet :-D

In an effort to make the games more generic, and make it so multiple  
instances of the same game could be played simultaneously, I made  
some changes to the database.  First I added a "game_instances"  
table.  Each game instance has its own title, description, and user  
associated with it, and is, of course, associated with a game.

So, I had to change the games table as well, to define that  
relationship.

Finally, I had to change the book_transactions table, making it so  
each transaction was related to a game_instance instead of a game.

So...

Before you do anything else, run:

rake db:migrate VERSION=0

and then

rake db:migrate

This should clean and rebuild your database.  This isn't something we  
want to do in production, as it wipes out the database, but since  
nobody will have much data to worry about yet, why not?


Real (somewhat) quickly, here's how the Tilt-A-Whril game will work.   
I suspect most if not all games will be similar.

When the user navigates to the TiltAWhirl page, they will be given  
the option to ether participate in a currently running game, or  
create their own instance.

If they create their own instance, they will provide a name for the  
instance, and a description.  For example, the name might be  
"Computer Languages" and the description might be "Any books about  
learning to program."  Behind the scenes, we'll need to know 1) the  
user ID, 2) the game ID, and 3) the current time.

On this same page, the user will also put the first book up for grabs  
for this game.  Ultimately, we'd allow them to enter the ISBN or BCID  
numbers, but for now, entering the title, author, category, language,  
and number of pages.  This would be a GREAT place for AJAX.  If they  
enter the ISBN or BCID, we can fill out the rest for them.  On all  
other fields, we can put an autocomplete textbox, so if they type  
"Step" they will get a list containing "Stephen King".  Here they  
will also be allowed to put a URL for a book cover picture, or upload  
a picture.

Now that the game instance is created, someone can come along and  
play in this game.  This is where specific rules for this game come  
in to play.  When a person selects the book to grab, the rules kick  
in, in the case of Tilt-A-Whirl, the rule would be that in order to  
take the book, the user must offer another book, and pay 5 tickets.

So the new user specifies the info for the book they want to offer,  
and another book_transaction is created.

This will go on until no books have been traded for 3 days, with a  
new book_transaction being created each step along the way.  The  
book_transaction also has a transaction_status associated with it,  
which eventually the users will be able to update when a book is  
mailed, received, etc.

Off to a good start.  I should have a basic version of the game done  
this week.

Joe

From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Thu Mar 15 09:28:00 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:28:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Started First Game - DB CHANGE!
Message-ID: <179939.22220.qm@web37204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Magic.  That is the answer. ;-)  The code goes into your environment/development.rb file and will look something like this:

ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings {
    :address => smtp.server.com
}

All the options for the SMTP server can be found at:

http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html

Do a search for "smtp_settings" on that page and you should be in good shape.  If that doesn't work for you for some reason, then you can just manually blank out the activation_code field for your user in the users table and should be good to go.

Thanks!

Josh

----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
To: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:39:51 PM
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Started First Game - DB CHANGE!

First off...Josh, I can't log in anymore.  I assume this is because  
of the activation you added.  Can you let us know how to set that up  
locally?  (I'll dig through the emails in a second to see if you  
already told us. ;-)

I've started coding the first game, "Tilt-A-Whirl".

I love Rails!  I'm already probably half done with the game and I  
haven't written any code yet :-D

In an effort to make the games more generic, and make it so multiple  
instances of the same game could be played simultaneously, I made  
some changes to the database.  First I added a "game_instances"  
table.  Each game instance has its own title, description, and user  
associated with it, and is, of course, associated with a game.

So, I had to change the games table as well, to define that  
relationship.

Finally, I had to change the book_transactions table, making it so  
each transaction was related to a game_instance instead of a game.

So...

Before you do anything else, run:

rake db:migrate VERSION=0

and then

rake db:migrate

This should clean and rebuild your database.  This isn't something we  
want to do in production, as it wipes out the database, but since  
nobody will have much data to worry about yet, why not?


Real (somewhat) quickly, here's how the Tilt-A-Whril game will work.   
I suspect most if not all games will be similar.

When the user navigates to the TiltAWhirl page, they will be given  
the option to ether participate in a currently running game, or  
create their own instance.

If they create their own instance, they will provide a name for the  
instance, and a description.  For example, the name might be  
"Computer Languages" and the description might be "Any books about  
learning to program."  Behind the scenes, we'll need to know 1) the  
user ID, 2) the game ID, and 3) the current time.

On this same page, the user will also put the first book up for grabs  
for this game.  Ultimately, we'd allow them to enter the ISBN or BCID  
numbers, but for now, entering the title, author, category, language,  
and number of pages.  This would be a GREAT place for AJAX.  If they  
enter the ISBN or BCID, we can fill out the rest for them.  On all  
other fields, we can put an autocomplete textbox, so if they type  
"Step" they will get a list containing "Stephen King".  Here they  
will also be allowed to put a URL for a book cover picture, or upload  
a picture.

Now that the game instance is created, someone can come along and  
play in this game.  This is where specific rules for this game come  
in to play.  When a person selects the book to grab, the rules kick  
in, in the case of Tilt-A-Whirl, the rule would be that in order to  
take the book, the user must offer another book, and pay 5 tickets.

So the new user specifies the info for the book they want to offer,  
and another book_transaction is created.

This will go on until no books have been traded for 3 days, with a  
new book_transaction being created each step along the way.  The  
book_transaction also has a transaction_status associated with it,  
which eventually the users will be able to update when a book is  
mailed, received, etc.

Off to a good start.  I should have a basic version of the game done  
this week.

Joe
_______________________________________________
Bookcarnival-code mailing list
Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code




From cgallemore at gmail.com  Thu Mar 15 23:46:33 2007
From: cgallemore at gmail.com (Chad Gallemore)
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:46:33 -0500
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon Search
Message-ID: <edf99a4e0703152046p3536ad61o17d8fad0a4323313@mail.gmail.com>

Well, I finally got a little something accomplished.  I have committed a
amazon_controller, and an amazon view.  I also updated the book.rb to
include the search_books method.  Right now it doesn't do a whole lot.  What
it does do is prints out the book search to the server console.  I haven't
figured out yet how to tie my results into the view yet.  I'm guessing you
will have to have the Ruby/Amazon library

http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-amazon.shtml

Once you get this you can start your server and point to the amazon view and
you should see some results in your app server console.  Right now it is
hard coded to search for 'ruby cookbook', but this returns several books as
well as their new and used prices.

-Chad
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From joe at kuesers.net  Fri Mar 16 02:44:14 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:44:14 -0500
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon Search
In-Reply-To: <edf99a4e0703152046p3536ad61o17d8fad0a4323313@mail.gmail.com>
References: <edf99a4e0703152046p3536ad61o17d8fad0a4323313@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3D642AE3-6358-42B2-A42D-3B4972ABD27A@kuesers.net>

Sweet!

You's guys want to have a lunchtime meeting today?  Chad can show us  
what he did, and we can figure out how to tie that to the view.  I  
can also explain what I've done.

Thanks, dude!

Joe


On Mar 15, 2007, at 10:46 PM, Chad Gallemore wrote:

> Well, I finally got a little something accomplished.  I have  
> committed a amazon_controller, and an amazon view.  I also updated  
> the book.rb to include the search_books method.  Right now it  
> doesn't do a whole lot.  What it does do is prints out the book  
> search to the server console.  I haven't figured out yet how to tie  
> my results into the view yet.  I'm guessing you will have to have  
> the Ruby/Amazon library
>
> http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-amazon.shtml
>
> Once you get this you can start your server and point to the amazon  
> view and you should see some results in your app server console.   
> Right now it is hard coded to search for 'ruby cookbook', but this  
> returns several books as well as their new and used prices.
>
> -Chad
> _______________________________________________
> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code

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From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Fri Mar 16 23:16:17 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon Search
Message-ID: <58223.39215.qm@web37212.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Great work Chad!

Did you guys meet today?  If not, does Joe have time to meet next week before he has to leave?

Thanks,

Josh

----- Original Message ----
From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
To: Chad Gallemore <cgallemore at gmail.com>
Cc: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:44:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon Search

Sweet!


You's guys want to have a lunchtime meeting today?  Chad can show us what he did, and we can figure out how to tie that to the view.  I can also explain what I've done.


Thanks, dude!


Joe



On Mar 15, 2007, at 10:46 PM, Chad Gallemore wrote:

Well, I finally got a little something accomplished.  I have committed a amazon_controller, and an amazon view.  I also updated the book.rb to include the search_books method.  Right now it doesn't do a whole lot.  What it does do is prints out the book search to the server console.  I haven't figured out yet how to tie my results into the view yet.  I'm guessing you will have to have the Ruby/Amazon library 

http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-amazon.shtml

Once you get this you can start your server and point to the amazon view and you should see some results in your app server console.  Right now it is hard coded to search for 'ruby cookbook', but this returns several books as well as their new and used prices. 

-Chad
_______________________________________________
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Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code
 

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From joe at kuesers.net  Sat Mar 17 06:52:51 2007
From: joe at kuesers.net (Joe Kueser)
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:52:51 -0500
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon Search
In-Reply-To: <58223.39215.qm@web37212.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <58223.39215.qm@web37212.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <EBF4FBE6-4261-4463-A774-E825CD518052@kuesers.net>

No, we didn't meet.  We were thinking maybe we could do it Monday?

I'm assuming James won't be able to make it, but maybe Chad S. can.   
Who knows, maybe the mysterious Mike Vizdos can even dial in(?)

Joe


On Mar 16, 2007, at 10:16 PM, Josh Hoover wrote:

> Great work Chad!
>
> Did you guys meet today?  If not, does Joe have time to meet next  
> week before he has to leave?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe Kueser <joe at kuesers.net>
> To: Chad Gallemore <cgallemore at gmail.com>
> Cc: bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:44:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon Search
>
> Sweet!
>
> You's guys want to have a lunchtime meeting today?  Chad can show  
> us what he did, and we can figure out how to tie that to the view.   
> I can also explain what I've done.
>
> Thanks, dude!
>
> Joe
>
>
> On Mar 15, 2007, at 10:46 PM, Chad Gallemore wrote:
>
>> Well, I finally got a little something accomplished.  I have  
>> committed a amazon_controller, and an amazon view.  I also updated  
>> the book.rb to include the search_books method.  Right now it  
>> doesn't do a whole lot.  What it does do is prints out the book  
>> search to the server console.  I haven't figured out yet how to  
>> tie my results into the view yet.  I'm guessing you will have to  
>> have the Ruby/Amazon library
>>
>> http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-amazon.shtml
>>
>> Once you get this you can start your server and point to the  
>> amazon view and you should see some results in your app server  
>> console.  Right now it is hard coded to search for 'ruby  
>> cookbook', but this returns several books as well as their new and  
>> used prices.
>>
>> -Chad
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bookcarnival-code mailing list
>> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Bookcarnival-code at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bookcarnival-code
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From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Mon Mar 19 22:48:07 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:48:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Amazon product search
Message-ID: <951947.98997.qm@web37215.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Chad,

I figured out the issue we were having with the Amazon stuff.  (Also, I believe the ASIN is the same as the ISBN for books.  At least that's what I read and tested out (once).)  Here is what I have to make it work:

models/book.rb
-----------------------------------------
require 'amazon/search'
include Amazon::Search

class Book < ActiveRecord::Base

  DEV_TOKEN = '0N9FC5XAAAMQ27248B82'

  def self.search_amazon(query)
    request  = Request.new(DEV_TOKEN)
    response = request.keyword_search(query)
    response.products
  end

end

controllers/books.rb

-----------------------------------------
def index
    @books = Book.search_amazon('Ruby Programming')
end

views/books/index.rhtml


-----------------------------------------
<% for book in @books %>
  <p><%= book.product_name %></p>
<% end %>



From jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com  Wed Mar 21 00:23:18 2007
From: jhoover6672000 at yahoo.com (Josh Hoover)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 21:23:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Bookcarnival-code] Forgot password functionality added
Message-ID: <20070321042318.97949.qmail@web37211.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Tonight I added the forgot password functionality.  Please let me know if you guys have any problems with any of the stuff I added/changed.

Thanks!

Josh