Flickr extractors - Revision history

Akivela at 13:35, 15 March 2009

2009-03-15T13:35:32Z

Antti: /* Flickr authentication */

2008-05-28T12:07:38Z

‎Flickr authentication

Antti: /* Flickr group extractor */

2008-05-28T12:05:17Z

‎Flickr group extractor

Akivela at 12:43, 30 April 2008

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Antti at 11:05, 30 April 2008

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Antti at 10:54, 30 April 2008

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Antti at 10:53, 30 April 2008

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Antti at 10:53, 30 April 2008

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Antti at 10:51, 30 April 2008

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Antti at 10:51, 30 April 2008

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← Older revision		Revision as of 13:35, 15 March 2009
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−	Wandora has support for extracting information from [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr] into a topic map using the [http://www.flickr.com/services/api/ Flickr online API.] Three different extractors are currently provided for extracting information from a profile, a specific photo and a Flickr group. All the extractors can be found in the '''File > Extract''' menu.	+	Wandora has support for extracting information from [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr] into a topic map using the [http://www.flickr.com/services/api/ Flickr online API.] Three different extractors are currently provided for extracting information from a profile, a specific photo and a Flickr group. All the extractors can be found in the '''File > Extract > Media''' menu.

	== Flickr authentication ==		== Flickr authentication ==

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 == Flickr authentication ==
 [[Image:Flickr_authstatus_dialog.jpg|thumb|right|Flickr authentication status]]
-Many of the Flickr API functions used in the extractors require you to authorize Wandora to access your information. When Wandora needs to call such a function, it will check if it already has sufficient permissions from a previous call, and if not, prompt the you to commence authorization. Authorization involves following a URL generated by Wandora following instructions on the flickr website. Authentication information is stored on a per-session basis, and will be cleared whenever Wandora is closed. The information can also be manually cleared via configuration of any of the Flickr extractors. You may also store the authentication information from the current session and re-enter it later.
+Many of the Flickr API functions used in the extractors require you to authorize Wandora to access your information. When Wandora needs to call such a function, it will check if it already has sufficient permissions from a previous call, and if not, prompt you to commence authorization. Authorization involves following a URL generated by Wandora and following instructions on the flickr website. Authentication information is stored on a per-session basis, and will be cleared whenever Wandora is closed. The information can also be manually cleared via configuration of any of the Flickr extractors. You may also store the authentication information from the current session and re-enter it later.
 To access the configuration dialog, ctrl-click one of the Flickr extractors in the File > Extract menu.
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 [[Image:Flickr_extract_choice.jpg|thumb|right|Choosing a Flickr extractor]]
 == Extractors ==
 The primary mode of operation for the Flickr extractors is to choose a topic or a set of topics in the topic map and run an extractor on those topics, effectively expanding nodes as you go. The extractors always apply to the topics that are currently in context. The current context usually consists of the currently selected topics in the GUI.

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 === Flickr group extractor ===
-The group extractor gets a list of photos in the group's photo pool.
+The group extractor gets a list of photos in the group's photo pool. If no suitable groups are found in context, a dialog is presented to the user, in which text search can be performed to look for groups in Flickr. Skeleton information for all of the groups in the list will be created in the topic map, and full information will be retrieved for the ones the user has selected.
 [[Image:Group_extract_result.gif|thumb|right|Sample results of the group extractor]]
 === Flickr photo information extractor ===
 The photo info extractor gets additional data for a photo where available, including EXIF data and the photo's description.

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−	Wandora has support for extracting information from [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr] into a topic map using the [http://www.flickr.com/services/api/ Flickr online API.] Three different extractors are currently provided for extracting information from a profile, a specific photo and a Flickr group. All the extractors can be found in the '''File > Extract''' menu	+	Wandora has support for extracting information from [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr] into a topic map using the [http://www.flickr.com/services/api/ Flickr online API.] Three different extractors are currently provided for extracting information from a profile, a specific photo and a Flickr group. All the extractors can be found in the '''File > Extract''' menu.

	== Flickr authentication ==		== Flickr authentication ==

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 Follow the URL in the text box in your web browser, log in and follow the instructions on the flickr website. Once you see the authorization complete screen (above) you can go back to Wandora and click '''Complete''' to proceed with the extraction.
 == Extractors ==
+The primary mode of operation for the Flickr extractors is to choose a topic or a set of topics in the topic map and run an extractor on those topics, effectively expanding nodes as you go. The extractors always apply to the topics that are currently in context. The current context usually consists of the currently selected topics in the GUI.
-[[Image:Flickr_extract_choice.jpg|thumb|right|Choosing a Flickr extractor]]
 === Profile extractor ===
-The main entry point for extracting data from Flickr is the profile extractor. The profile extractor gets a list of photos owned and marked as favorites by the profile owner.
+The main entry point for extracting data from Flickr is the profile extractor. The profile extractor gets a list of photos owned and marked as favorites by the profile owner. If no usernames are found, it will prompt you for a comma-delimited list of users to find information for.
-The extractor will use any usernames it finds in the current context (selected topics.) If no usernames are found, it will prompt you for a comma-delimited list of users to find information for.
 [[Image:Flickr_choose_user.jpg|thumb|right|Choosing a username if one wasn't found in context]]

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 [[Image:Flickr_auth_complete.jpg|thumb|left|The page displayed by Flickr when authorization is complete]]
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 [[Image:Flickr_extract_choice.jpg|thumb|right|Choosing a Flickr extractor]]
 == Profile extractor ==