SpyceBB - a Python Powered Bulletin-Board Clone

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NOTICE

Because of I no longer using Spyce, this project has changed it's name.
Please go to tBoard Homepage for further information.

Current Status

Preliminary; Pre-Alpha version coding and testing.
If you have any ideas or suggestions, please direct to SourceForge Project utilities for now.
I'll set up a SpyceBB to handle these kind of feedbacks when a usable version is finished, also as a demo of course! (grin)

2003/04/20 Update

Restruction completed. SpyceBB is already capable of basic forum operations, including Post, Reply, Edit, Delete of Posts !

Now I'm turning my focus to the 'module' interface, and RSS Feed support. After these functions are completed, I'll do translations and release an installable pack. Estimated to release such version in late June ~ early July.

I'm likely to be admitted by Department of Computer Science, National Chung-Hsing University to study for a bachelor's degree in the following four years (the result comes out at 4/28). Therefore I'm able to focus my attention on SpyceBB again! Stay tuned ...

2003/02/16 Update

Still working on restructing the system. The result is that SpyceBB will be much easier to extend, and internal working methods will be easier to understand - after all, that's the main reason to write codes in Python doesn't it ?

I'm also porting (the powerful, and already working very well) phpBB's BBcode handling functions to Python.

2003/01/23 Update

Tomorrow is the first day of Competence Exam.
Hope I can do well on the exam. Otherwise it will be the begin of my nightmare ...

CVS has been emptied, because I am going to restructure entire SpyceBB framework, to make it easier to add new functional modules, and compile faster on development environments.

2003/01/12 Update

Curent Development Screenshots !
Unfortunately, it's still in Traditional Chinese ...

Forum Index
Preferences
Registered User List
Registered User Detail
UserGroup List
UserGroup Detail

2003/01/10 Update

Yes, this project isn't dead. Although the progress seems to be slow, but I'm still working on it whenever I can.
Be patient and wait for the first working demo version ... :)

Current status:

• Working parts (need further tweaking):
  User Registering (with Email Check), Registered User Info (List and Detail), User Control Panel, Login / Logout, Member Groups (List, Detail and Management) and Global Premission Check.
• Ongoing part:
  Category and Forum Management, Posting, Generic System Administration.
  Make a release with Chinese language file.
• After the Ongoing part has been finished:
  Private Messaging, User Ranking, Flood and Abuse Protection, Mailing Functions.
  Translate to English and make a English version release.

Development Environment

• Cheetah - Python-powered template engine and code generator
• MySQL - an powerful open source database
• MySQLdb - MySQL module for Python
• Python - a Dynamic, Object-Oriented scripting language
• Spyce - Python Server Pages (yes, that's why I call it SpyceBB)

Design Goals (In short: a phpBB clone with various power-ups)

• Functions planned to implement for version 1:
  Basic forum functionality, Private messages, Vote.
• Unicode (UTF-8) as native file codepage
  (including all scripts, templates and translated messages)
• Generates complete validated XHTML Transitional document.
  Standard-conforming XHTML pages that work with any browser. (Visual optimized for Mozilla 1.2 and later ;) UPDATE
• Flexible 'Templates' and 'Translated Messages' support via Cheetah Engine
  (a.k.a. language file)
  Here's example Translated Messages File and Template UPDATE
• Language files provided by version 1:
  English (US), Chinese (Traditional)
  (Other language translations are welcomed.)
• Performance consideration is a top-priority, including database queries and HTML layout
  (only useful functions are implemented, no fancy but slow-to-execute functions)
  The targeting SQL command count is less than 15 on Every Request.
• Group based permission check system
  (assign user to a group, then assign groups to special roles or permissions like board manager, system manager, etc)
• Inplace administration tools
  (that means, not using separate admin pages but use admin toolbars)
• PHS Access (via ONC Gateway, using PmailDX protocol) support
  People in Taiwan, Japan, China, Singapore or wherever have PHS (Personal Handyphone System) service will able to read / post via their mobile phone. UPDATE
• Simple Email Access Designed to support Email-enabled handsets (like PHS, GPRS, i-Mode) to read subscribed forum / topic, write new posts and private messages on the go. UPDATE

About Author

Tiberius Teng (a.k.a. SBT), a 12th grade Senior High School student living in Taiwan.

Now busy preparing Competence Exam for DCES (Diversified College Entrance Solutions) hold in January 2003, and probably JCEE (Joint College Entrance Exam) hold in July 2003 if I don't accept by a good school in DCES.

Therefore I have few time to work on my favorite SpyceBB ... :(

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