mc-extras / spongedev

A proof-of-concept website for the Sponge server framework

SpongeDev

Spongy is a Proof of Concept website for Sponge.

Installing

git clone https://github.com/Jake0oo0/SpongeDev.git && cd SpongeDev/
cp config/database.yml.default config/database.yml
cp config/initalizers/secrets.rb.default config/initializers/secrets.rb
bundle install
rake db:migrate
rails server

Environment variables

• AUTH_SERVER_KEY: The key used by the Sponge Auth Server to authenticate
• SECRET_KEY_BASE: See config/secrets.yml
• GMAIL_USERNAME: used to send emails
• GMAIL_PASSWORD: used to send emails

Side projects

Name	Description
Crafatar	An avatar service for Minecraft
Sponge Auth Server	A Minecraft server implementation that validates MC accounts for the website
MC Auth	Ruby gem for authenticating Minecraft accounts
Sponge me!	Python application for managing Sponge plugins

TODO

• Notifications
• Social Media
• Responsive
• Plugins
  • Downloads
  • Wiki Pages
  • Stat Tracking
  • Comments
  • Categorization
  • Searching
  • Moderation
  • JSON API
  • RSS Feeds
• Users
  • Local Authentication
  • Profile Pages
• Downloads
  • List of Sponge builds from the CI
• Revisions
  • A list of Github revisions from various Sponge related repositories.
• Terms & Rules
• Contact Form

spongedev's Issues

Submit comment always has 'x' whether minimized or not

Validate presence of plugin wiki page titles

Plugin wiki pages can currently be submitted with no title.

Padding on smaller screens on plugins index

user_path requires link_to, otherwise displays the path.

Example: http://sponge.jake0oo0.me/plugins/1-Towerbuild%20to%20Babel

Culprit being:

= user_path(comment.user)

It would probably be best to keep a helper method:

def profile_path(user)
link_to user.username, user
end

Otherwise we have to add a link_to to each user path.

Create Proper Tests

I kinda ignored these to start with...would probably be best to add a testing framework + some simple tests for future reference, and because they're a good idea anyway..

Pull out Revisions as Separate Gem

The revisions system is very useful and can easily be implemented into any site, and I think that this should be separated into it's own gem which I plan on doing when I have the time.

Bugs to fix when doing so:

• Redirect to primary repo when invalid
• Don't fail when Github key is nil

Get the project to pass when building.

Javadoc Incorporation?

We could possibly add a view for Sponge Javadocs, not sure how this would work exactly, it's a possibility though.

Custom Minotar Implementation

So, as a side project, I'm considering rewriting the current version of Minotaur to support various other features, especially UUIDs. As of right now, this is the biggest fault of the system, especially considering that name changing is closing in fast.

From what I've figured out so far:

A get request to the URL: https://sessionserver.mojang.com/session/minecraft/profile/UUID will return a json string with a base64 encoded string, which decodes to a json string (why the fuck is this encoded?) , with output such as:

{"timestamp":1413509132177,"profileId":"2d5aa9cdaeb049189930461fc9b91cc5","profileName":"Jake0oo0","textures":{"SKIN":{"url":"http://textures.minecraft.net/texture/a62138178e3f6cd4631a8544403a75b873f1dd1c40be5248da691332977ffeaf"}}}

The main thing that is needed from here is the SKIN value, which is the download URL for the skin.

The problem here is making this service just as fast as Minotar (faster please), but also supporting UUIDs, which will require a request to Mojang servers until a username is cached, and then consistently updated since names can change.

I'm trying to decide whether or not this is worth it, but honestly in the long run, it probably is, as Minotar is going to become outdated soon enough.

Most forms broke on mobile

Most forms are too long on mobile and should be stylized differently.

Login by username

Revisions table looks bad on mobile

Downloads page looks bad on mobile

Web API Documentation

Suggestion: Points system

I think having Points system (Similar to Curse) will be useful!

also don't forget to add rewards (Add later once Sponge uses this)

SpongeAPI 1.0 is released.

You should update the downloads page and add a link to it.

Fix moderation on mobile

Https support

Clean up change log display for plugin downloads

Implement download counter

Plugin Moderation

Project/File Moderation Process: (Proposed for THIS site)

• User creates project. Only visible to themselves, and can edit whatever they want, upload files if they'd like.
• Moderator approves/denies project. (Not duplicated, stolen code, etc)
• Project is available to the public, no downloads are public. (Denied projects are kept for 30 days, then deleted)
• User uploads file(s), or may have already.
• Moderator reviews and approves/denies plugins from queue. (Denied files are deleted)
• Files and project are available to the public.
• Newly uploaded files are approved in the same way.

Implementation:

• File and project attributes - approved, denied, etc
• Moderation Queue
• Marking old projects as inactive, delete denied projects after 30 days.

Comments + discussion welcome. Keep in mind this is only a base moderation idea, and can be used, but can also be extended upon if something else is decided upon.

Replace Custom Side Panels with Bootstrap Panels

When I originally built the site I used a bunch of custom CSS to build the side panels. Those can probably be replaced with bootstrap's panel class, as they're very similar.

Notifications

• Plugin Accepted
• Plugin Denied
• File Accepted
• File Denied
• Comments
• New file uploaded
• User creates new plugin

Authenticate Minecraft accounts

Previous discussion

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So there basically needs to be a way to get authenticate Minecraft accounts so that skins can be verified and displayed with minotaur. This could be accomplished in basically two ways:

1. Username & Password - Unsafe and would generally steer people away from authenticating their account.

2. Verification Server - This would be as simple as having a MC server that a player can join and get a authentication token. This wouldn't be possible as of now due to fund limitations, but if this is ever actually used for anything, it could be fairly simple to set up.

For now, it will probably be best to leave method 1 as it is, and warn people that their credentials are always safe, but account confirmation is not necessary if they do not feel the need to.

A third option of providing a verification skin is also possible, but requires a fair bit of extra implementation, and could be considered for a third method, but likely not necessary. This could though be of advantage to people who do not currently have access to a computer that can play Minecraft, or do not want to enter their login information.

Didn't know where to contact you

Hello I'm the owner of a website dedicated to project hosting for developers and stuff and we are having trouble with making a site for plugin hosting and stuff, I don't know if you are actively working with sponge or this is your own personal project but we would love to add you to our team! :) I would like to make an agreement with you to join us. Please comment back or message me via skype or my websites forums. Skype Name: TekkitCommando97 or Forum Link: http://forums.sourceforums.org/

Long names break profiles on mobile

Name should be centered for one, and names should be limited to 16 chars.

Comments title is BELOW actual form

The 'comments' title is below the comment form on mobile.

MongoDB?

Currently using Postgres, but it would probably be best to switch over to Mongoid now that it is not necessary with Forem.