Group Name GroupOne
Members
Michael Penta
Joel Michel
Alex Pavoll
Matt Bailey

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Project Overview

The objective of this project is to build a framework for the validation, collection and display of user defined topics. Our example application will take user supplied slang words and their usage location it then validates the information, adds it to the map and displays relevent articles on the word.

The generalized framework includes: A validation engine, a user based database and reference sources (such as articles, blogs, rss feeds). It is our goal to allow users to track a variety of topics, their location and any recent information.

MapFeed API Documentation

The API includes a set of php files, and a template HTML file for easy setup.

APIinit() - This function reads the global variables set in APIutilies.php file and sets up the environment including the database, API keys and feed urls.

addEntry(term, location, parameterList) - This function takes as parameters a term to add, the term's corresponding location, and a list of parameters for the SOAP call. If the word is not in the DB than the validation engine is searched. If it is found in either, the Findory results and the validation engine's results are stored for returning through other get methods.

lookUpByLocation(location,parameterList) - This function returns a list of terms mapped to that location and generates points on the map.

lookUpByTerm(term,parameterList) - This function returns a list of locations mapped to that term and generates points on the map.

printMap() - This function is prints the generated Google Map.

Additional Information Feeds can be custom tailored by setting the string variable in the APIutilities.php file using the structured specified at http://findory.com/help/api.