LiquidThreads 3.0/Old object model/Discussion core

This is part of the 2011 LiquidThreads redesign project

This page details the objects used in the core discussion module.

Topic

This class represents a topic, potentially on a discussion page. Its parent will usually be a Channel.

Attributes

Subject

The subject line for the topic.

Sort key

The key used for sorting this topic among others on the Channel.

Post

This class represents a particular comment in a discussion. Its parent will usually be a Post or a Topic.

Attributes

Author

The author of the post.

Text ID

A foreign key to the text table, a pointer to the comment text.

Signature

The signature displayed at the bottom of the post.

Timestamp

The timestamp displayed at the bottom of the post (different to the last-modified date).

Summary

This represents an editor-written summary of a Topic. A Topic may have one Summary, which is collaboratively edited. Its parent will usually be the Topic in question.

Attributes

Text ID

A pointer to the comment text in the text table.

Channel

A Channel is comparable to a forum in traditional message-board software. It contains a number of Topics. For the initial release, a Channel will be associated with a single discussion page.

Attributes

Page

The discussion page that displays this Channel.