a simple social network app

simplified clone of facebook for families and friends. no cross-server talk or syndication.

• post: a post by a user, belongs to a board
• comment: a comment to a post or another comment
• boards: users can post to boards
• streams: a stream can consist of one or more boards and displays all posts on all boards
• identity: users can have a different identity (display name / avatar) for every board

streams

• every board has its own stream (/board/{name})
• every user has a stream consisting of the boards they joined (/)
• every user can create custom streams of one or more boards (/stream/{name})

board access controls

• public: user which aren't members of that board

• private: users which are members of that board

• owners: board admins only

• read: who can read posts on a certain board

  • world
  • public
  • members
  • owners

• write: who can post to a certain board

  • public
  • members
  • owners

• join: who can join a board

  • open: everyone can join
  • application-by-member: everyone can apply, members have to confirm
  • application-by-owners: everyone can apply, owners have to confirm
  • invite-by-members: members can invite others
  • invite-by-owners: owners can invite others
  • closed: no one can join

• advertise: does the board show up in lists

  • public: shows up in lists
  • private: doesn't show up in lists

user

• username
• email (secret)

group

• name
• description

post

• content: text, image, gallery, video
• user mentioning: @username makes the post show up on their default stream

screens / actions

screens

• registration
• login
• stream view
• create/edit board
• create/edit stream
• create/edit post
• profile
• settings
• user profile
• user's posts

actions

• join board
• create anonymous invite link
• invite user
• delete post

a simple social network app

simplified clone of facebook for families and friends. no cross-server talk or syndication.

• post: a post by a user, belongs to a board
• comment: a comment to a post or another comment
• boards: users can post to boards
• streams: a stream can consist of one or more boards and displays all posts on all boards

streams

• every board has its own stream (/board/{name})
• every user has a stream consisting of the boards they joined (/)
• every user can create custom streams of one or more boards (/stream/{name})

board access controls

• public: user which aren't members of that board

• private: users which are members of that board

• owners: board admins only

• read: who can read posts on a certain board

  • world
  • public
  • members
  • owners

• write: who can post to a certain board

  • public
  • members
  • owners

• join: who can join a board

  • open: everyone can join
  • application-by-member: everyone can apply, members have to confirm
  • application-by-owners: everyone can apply, owners have to confirm
  • invite-by-members: members can invite others
  • invite-by-owners: owners can invite others
  • closed: no one can join

• advertise: does the board show up in lists

  • public: shows up in lists
  • private: doesn't show up in lists

posts

• content: text, image, gallery, video
• user mentioning: @username makes the post show up on their default stream

screens / actions

screens

• registration
• login
• stream view
• create/edit board
• create/edit stream
• create/edit post
• profile
• settings

actions

• join board
• create anonymous invite link
• invite user
• delete post

a simple social network app

simplified clone of facebook for families and friends. no cross-server talk or syndication.

• post: a post by a user, belongs to a board
• comment: a comment to a post or another comment
• boards: users can post to boards
• streams: a stream can consist of one or more boards and displays all posts on all boards

streams

• every board has its own stream (/board/{name})
• every user has a stream consisting of the boards they joined
• every user can create custom streams of one or more boards

board access controls

• public: user which aren't members of that board

• private: users which are members of that board

• owners: board admins only

• read: who can read posts on a certain board

  • world
  • public
  • members
  • owners

• write: who can post to a certain board

  • public
  • members
  • owners

• join: who can join a board

  • open: everyone can join
  • application-by-member: everyone can apply, members have to confirm
  • application-by-owners: everyone can apply, owners have to confirm
  • invite-by-members: members can invite others
  • invite-by-owners: owners can invite others
  • closed: no one can join

• advertise: does the board show up in lists

  • public: shows up in lists
  • private: doesn't show up in lists

posts

text, image, gallery, video

screens

• stream view
• create board
• create stream

social network app

simplified clone of facebook for families and friends. no cross-server talk or syndication.

• post: a post by a user, belongs to a board
• comment: a comment to a post or another comment
• boards: users can post to boards
• streams: a stream can consist of one or more boards and displays all posts on all boards
• every board has its own stream

board access controls:

• public: user which aren't members of that board

• private: users which are members of that board

• owners: board admins only

• read: (world?,) public, members, owners

• write: public, members, owners

• join:

  • open: everyone can join
  • application: everyone can apply
  • invite-by-members: members can invite others
  • invite-by-owners: owners can invite others
  • closed: no one can join

social network app

simplified clone of facebook for families and friends. no cross-server talk or syndication.

• post: a post by a user
• comment: a comment to a post or another comment
• boards: users can post to boards
• streams: a stream can consist of one or more boards and displays all posts on all boards