Hi all, maybe you didn't realize, but the module of the day is already online :) Kudos to Francesco Pirotti!
Markus On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Dylan Beaudette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 27 June 2008, Paulo Marcondes wrote: >> 2008/6/24 Markus Neteler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Hamish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> random idea: >> >> Maybe we could add a "module of the day" feed on the grass webpage with >> >> module name and label/description one-liner. I continue to find new >> >> modules many years after first using grass. >> > >> > Nice idea indeed. >> > I guess a bit of PHP/XML hacking is sufficient ... volunteers? >> >> I really like the idea. RSS would be great. >> I'd code it myself if I had any clue. >> >> thanks anyway, nice addition to the homepage. > > A simple approach to this might involve something like: > > 1. extract module name / 1-liner to a database table, keep it updated from > time to time > > 2. periodically query the table for a random row (via PHP) > > 3. convert the returned record into a formatted string, or XML for delivery > RSS style > > 4. use some PHP to access the day's module/desc. and insert it into a small > container on the main page. > > if we have access to PHP / database it is a very simple matter to construct > these queries. for something this small and specialized a file-based DB like > sqlite would work just fine. There are several PHP XML libraries for > constructing XML/RSS - so there wouldn't be a need for wheel-reinventing. > > Dylan > _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user