Design : Publication Mode

Design : Publication Mode

Objective : define how the publication mode should work in XWiki Workspaces

Potential Publication Modes

Factors to take into account

• View Status : Hidden / Viewable by Insiders / Viewable by All
  • Who are the people that can see the space on their "My Spaces" page ?
• Access Status: Open / Request / Invitation
  • How can people join those spaces ?
• Entry Status of people joining : people join as Readers / Authors
  • What's the status of people joining ?

Use Cases

I suggest grouping them as follows :

• Private : Hidden <-
  • Access : Invitation
    • Role : Chosen by the space admin
• Inside : Insiders
  • Access : Invitation <-
    • Role : Chosen by the space admin
  • Access : Request <-
    • Role : Choice by the user, confirmed by the space admin
  • Access : Open
    • Role : Reader <-
    • Role : Author <-
• Outside : Outsiders
  • Access : Invitation <-
    • Role : Chosen by the space admin
  • Access : Request <-
    • Role : Choice by the user, confirmed by the space admin
  • Access : Open
    • Role : Reader <-
    • Role : Author <-

Joining a space

Invitation

Already implemented.

Request

• A link is available under the "Space" panel at the top left. It reads : "Request to join this group".
  • Upon clicking on the link, the user is presented with a ligthbox : "Request to join this group as a [Reader, Author, Admin]".
  • The request appears on the contacts notification widget on the space's admin(s) dashboard.
    • The Admins can click on a request. He is brought to a page asking him to either confirm / decline the request. If he chooses to decline, he can add a short explication text. He can also choose to give the user a role that is different from the role that was initially asked for.
  • Once the validation has taken place the user is notified of his new status on his dashboard :
    • "You have been accepted to the XXX space as a [Reader, Author, Admin]."
    • "Your request to join the space has been declined."

Open Access

• A link is available under the "Space" panel on the top left.
  • If the user can choose to be either reader or writer, there is 2 lines :
    • "Join this group as a reader"
    • "Join this group as an author"
  • Upon clicking the button, the user is presented with a lightbox reading : "You've joined this space as a [Reader, Writer]"
• If the user already has access to the space, the line reads "You're a [Reader, Writer, Admin]" in this space." An unsubscribe button is available too.