Hey everyone, thanks for all the positive feedback! I've only released the tool 8 hours ago, and we already have 30 tools listed. Awesome! Let's try to get it to 100 in the next few days :)
I've released a new version (http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/directory) that incorporates a few of the suggestions here:
* It's now possible to add multiple tools to one toolinfo.json file. Simply stick your tools in an array instead of an object. Here's an example:
http://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/toolinfo.json
* Because of this new format it's important to have a unique `name` property. This should preferably be something like 'yourusername-toolname'. For the 'pretty' title in the directory use the new 'title' property. The current name will now be used as a title, but this will probably be deprecated in the future, so change your toolinfo.json files accordingly.
* Toolnames are no longer needed on the Directory page on the Wikitech wiki. Just an URL is enough. I've updated this page to reflect the new format. Comments (preceded by a # hash) are now allowed to structure the file better.
* You can now add multiple authors to a tool. Simply separate by comma, just like the keywords. I considered using arrays for keywords/authors, but it was a bit of a hassle on the database, so for now i'm sticking with commas (hopefully nobody has a name with a comma in it :)
* I've added a very rudimentary ranking system, using the number of clicks on the tool as a metric (no IP's or anything are recorded, just number of clicks).
Keep on submitting those toolinfo.json's!
-- Hay / Husky
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Magnus Manske magnusmanske@googlemail.com wrote:
On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Hay (Husky) huskyr@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Magnus, thanks! WDQ is now added to the directory. The cronjob should run every hour.
Having a list of tools as an array is something i've been thinking about as well, will probably add that.
Thanks, I'll hold off some of my tools then, until this is done.
'Grouping' tools can be done by simply adding a category. Or do you mean something else?
I mean, visually separating groups on your wiki page, within the <source> tag. Easier to check if I have a tool added there if mine are all in a "section". But not really a show-stopper :-)
This is great!
Cheers, Magnus
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