I want to create a "social" service of meetings between groups of strangers.
Since people do not know each other before meeting, I wish they could communicate before and especially before the appointment in case someone wants to prevent a delay or can not find others, or is first come on the scene for example...
This service would be accessible on the Web (no mobile application).
I told myself that integrating an available solution "offsite" would be a good idea because it allows to be used also on the phone. I thought of Messenger that is convenient because everyone or almost has facebook.
My idea is that people who sign up for a meeting are automatically added to a messenger group (or at least if the API does not allow it to create a group chat link they can join of their own chief...)
I have researched the API messenger and I have not found for the moment a way to create a group with Facebook IDs eg targeted.
Do you know if this is possible or something that has come closer in case it is not ?
for example a bot that creates a chat link with the users affected by the event ...
The Messenger API is for communication between Pages and (single) Users only. There is no API for User to User chats. You would have to create your own solution - Node.js with Socket.IO is perfect for that, for example.
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I'm designing a custom team tab using React that calls third party API, I need after executing the API successfully, user gets notified . What is the best way to achieve this? I used Bot in my project, but not sure how can I call it from my custom tab class. I'm aware of the existence of proactive messaging, is it the only way to do it? If it is, a pointer on how to implement it to a custom tab would be appreciated.
If you're wanting to message the user 1-1 (like in the personal app), then proactive messaging is definitely what you need (inside a Team, there are other options), and considering you have the bot already in place that's perfect. The only thing you might be missing are the details required to send the actual proactive message (the best time to get them is when the bot is first installed by the user). In particular, you need ConversationId and ServiceUrl.
With regards the concept of Proactive Messaging, basically once the bot is installed, and you have the required values, you can -send- the message from any backend code at all. That can include, for example, custom tab's backend api. You need to identify the user, which you can do using the Teams Context (it's not the safest way but it's the easiest), and then look up the values in your own backend store (e.g. database or whatever) to get the ConversationId and ServiceUrl, then just message the user in your backend.
I'm creating my first application that requires me to update the app based on user input. I've been searching for the best way to send input to me. For example, I have a button that when the user presses I would like to send me the information they've added to a text field. Being new to this, I thought this could be done by simply sending the information to a specified email, but from what I've researched I will need some sort of database. Looking through the Apple Developer Documentation I don't even know which topic I should be looking at to figure this out, any help or direction would be very helpful!
You need to setup a server (using an API) to receive the information.
Usually you will use a webservice to receive the info from the app, although there are other ways to do that.
Sending an email through iOs would require the user to accept the email that is being sent, so doesn't look like a good idea.
Take a look at some options available to create webservices (django rest framework or flask), Google's Firebase also can be handy in this situation, since is only integrating it with your app and storing the data you want to store, with easy integration for Authentication and user tracking.
My project is to create an app similar to Uber.
There are 2 APPs, one for partners and the other for clients and I saw that I can create more than one app within the same Firebase project,that way I can use the same database for both APPs.
What I did not understand, how to do is differentiate the partners and the clients?
In the "Auth" menu, I would have to differentiate them with a Boolean.
Can I do this using Firebase? If not, does anyone know show me another way to do? or another database?
Another question I have is in relation to part of the payment, How I store the data of the credit card at Firebase? It support for this? Does anyone know show me a library to make payments straight through the app?
I don't think you can do that from the "Auth" Menu. This "Auth" function is only there for the sole purpose of letting user signup and login to your app.
You just need to implement the user category in your Real time database.
Store the user's uID, with key:value "userType":"client" or "userType":"partner".
And whenever the associated uID logs into your app succesfully. you need to read from the Real Time database to determine whether this user is a "client" or "partner" and show the appropriate functionality accordingly (or direct them to a different View controller eg: ClientViewController / PartnerViewController). Or if you have 2 entirely separate apps. Then this can act as a verification, just to make sure if this user is indeed a partner / client.
I'm not sure what to do with the payment system. But you can look at library like Braintree or something.
I have a cakePHP community. User are able to signup and login. I like to create a survey using SurveyMonkey.
Therefor I create the survey and make it available to my members using the direct URL. In my member database I have to save the information "did completed the survey = yes/no".
Is there any way to identify the user filling in the survey and write this information into the database?
SurveyMonkey has an API https://developer.surveymonkey.com/ , that let you collect info from your survey (completedf or not).
This is the only way i think, (if it s not include in your website).
I know that you can simply do this with Examinare Survey Tool. What you do first is that you use the API inside Examinare to add a recipient for all the users in the survey base.
Use the PHP Wrapper library in their developer site.
Loop it through and use the https://developer.examinare.com/php-wrapper-library/ and use the example code.
If you let people register with same email more than 1 time then save the ContactID into your database on the recipient.
Then to not create an email invite you use this : markrecipientstosurvey
The surveyID is available inside the Examinare account.
When you done this script part then make it as a cronjob for instance inside the crontab -e
I would run it every 30 minutes or 1 per hour.
Next part you create a page for the survey redirect where you use the function: listsurveysbyuser
to get the survey version and url
(there is a special link for the mobile user that even works for the normal mobile phone NOT only smartphones)
Now you just redirect them to the survey. If you want them to return to your site after then you use the redirect_url parameter that is added to the url or use the redirect inside your account. Ask support about that if you need :) They are fast... Never had to wait more than a couple of minutes.
When the person return then just check if they are marked as complete with the same api call: listsurveysbyuser
Looks much but it is very easy to implement and if you have any problems then just ask the support at support#examinare.com I have asked alot and never had them to say that it can not be done. Really nice!
EDIT:
I see that they just released a tutorial much better than my example:
https://developer.examinare.com/how-to-use-surveys-in-cakephp-with-very-little-development/
One option:
Use unique Custom Variables in the URL that is visited by each member of the community
For example, https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/your_survey?userid=$my_user_id
Note that you can create weblink or email collectors with the API (endpoints: create_flow or create_collector).
Then track the responses using the get_respondent_list or get_responses endpoints of the API.
Note: Please confirm with the Survey Monkey API team that the custom variables can be read via the API.
Another option:
Use the email collector (create_flow) API endpoint and send it to your members' email addresses.
I want to create a one page site that will use Facebook Connect and allow my friends to reserve a spot for an upcoming event. Using there Facebook ID I would like my friends to pay(reserve) a spot and then show their Facebook picture in the spot they reserved. Sort of like Meetup.com when you RSVP except its a one page site and for a one time event. Can I build this only using front-end technologies or do I need a backend?
The answer is yes, you will need a back end system to store the paid registrants, print out a list of paid users to have at the door of the event to make sure they paid, store the user id to be able to display their picture, etc. etc. etc.