Extension system for rendering custom posts in the activity stream

摘要

An extension system for rendering custom posts in the activity stream comprises an activity streams front end, an activity streams backend and a custom template storage. The activity streams backend is communicatively coupled to receive activity information from activity sources. Clients send custom metadata to the activity streams backend, including a key for decoding and rendering the proper templates and associated scripts on the activity streams frontend. The activity streams backend encodes this custom key and metadata as part of the activity information. The activity streams front end retrieves the encoded information and decodes the encoded information to produce data and a type. From the type, the activity streams front end accesses the custom template storage to determine the associated custom template and JavaScript. The activity streams front end cooperates with the client to use the data, custom template and JavaScript to render the activity information at the client device.

主权项

1. A method for rendering custom posts in an activity stream, the method comprising:
retrieving, by a social network activity collector interacting with a credentials module on a backend server, activity information about a user's interaction with a social network; storing the activity information in an activity database on the backend server; encoding the activity information to produce encoded information at the backend server, wherein the encoded information identifies an activity type; sending the encoded information to a front end server; decoding the encoded information at the front end server to produce data and the activity type; using the activity type to determine a custom template; and providing the data and the activity type for rendering of the activity information based on the custom template.