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https://github.com/vasilakisfil/eventdb

An app that allows to post experiences and connect with other people with similar interestings
https://github.com/vasilakisfil/eventdb

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# EventDB



https://eventdb.herokuapp.com



EventDB is a web application in which everyone can post anything. Although it

could easily be transformed in a spam hoover, it features mechanisms that a

case of a spam bot is avoided.



EventDB is **NOT** yet another social network but it suplements the existing

OSNs in a unique way.



Traditional web search engines haven't changed in the past 14 years. Yet,

the use of internet has changed dramatically.



Using EventDB's vast database you can search for any event in a given place

or time of a specific category or using tags. This would have a tremendous

effect on numerous applications:



**You can post or find new hot places!**

Have you recently went to a nice place that you would like to share? Here is

your your opportunity. On the other hand using EventDB's advanced search engine

you can find a new places that meets all your requirements!



**You can find your missing dog.**

Using other's people coinsidence you can find your dog. When you see a stray dog

just post its location and its physical characteristics. You might be helping

someone else who is looking for its own dog (or cat, or air matress or...)



**You can follow a thief's path**

Haven't you ever notice suspicious moves of a stranger near a house/car etc or

suspicious running in the metro? Well you should report it in EventDB, maybe

these suspicious moves have to do with a robbery or a theft. In that way you

could help other people or even the police!



By broswing EventsDB's database and tags you can find stories that have in common

with your eperience. Thus, you can create new friends who have same experiences

and interests with you!



**Popular events are positevely reinforced**

Events that have a numerous audience (events with very high degree), or events that

have popular audience (edges with a high weight) tend to become more popular and

as a result they are featured in the map.



# For Developers

EventDB was built following the process of Test Driven Development(TDD); that is, test

almost everything. The code is written using Ruby on Rails framework with a couple

of tools more in order to facilitate the development:



**Rspec** and **Capybara** for test driven development inside the Rails



**Jasmine** for test driven development in the javascript section



**SASS** (Syntactically Awesome Stylesheets) which is a CSS metalanguage offering a bunch of

features CSS doesn't have, such as nesting, variables, functions, mixins and much more..



**Twitter Bootstrap** framework in order to flavor the markup



**HAML**  is used as markup language instead of eRuby that is included in rails in the next few commits.



**Strictly Unibtrusive** javascript and AJAX because otherwise things can get really ugnly. Also the Modular Pattern is used

followed by [this](http://www.adequatelygood.com/2010/3/JavaScript-Module-Pattern-In-Depth) post.



**JSON** is used in order to pass data from ruby to javascript and back.



# To Do List

* Add support for private messages

* Add  private mechanisms

  * Add support for private(shown only to those who know the link), and public events

* Add support for bitly urls in events

* **Urgent:** Add linkage capability among events

* **Urgent:** Add support to search events

* ...