Post unknown devices to a public DB · openstf/stf#29

2015-07-24T05:51:56.000Z

For [stf-device-db](https://github.com/openstf/stf-device-db). - Google Form: http://goo.gl/forms/pncT7MWhs8 - Google Spreadsheet (responses): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AhQbZwdJcYeANm-Ump6i_8PBRGWrT-9RJC1KQTBnNCU/edit?usp=sharing Ways to POST data to Google Spreadsheets: - https://gist.github.com/mhawksey/1276293 - https://wiki.base22.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=72942000 Possible ways to send the data: - Just from the error logs, the admin will see it and copy/paste the device info to the Google Form (Low discoverability). - From the UI, show a dialog (only once) asking if its OK to "send the data of the following unknown devices" (High discoverability). May be a bit annoying because it will be shown to all users using STF (even if its only once). Need to maintain a list of unknown devices in the db.

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Description

For stf-device-db.

Google Form: http://goo.gl/forms/pncT7MWhs8
Google Spreadsheet (responses): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AhQbZwdJcYeANm-Ump6i_8PBRGWrT-9RJC1KQTBnNCU/edit?usp=sharing

Ways to POST data to Google Spreadsheets:

Possible ways to send the data:

Just from the error logs, the admin will see it and copy/paste the device info to the Google Form (Low discoverability).
From the UI, show a dialog (only once) asking if its OK to "send the data of the following unknown devices" (High discoverability). May be a bit annoying because it will be shown to all users using STF (even if its only once). Need to maintain a list of unknown devices in the db.

Contributor guide

Tech stack: javascript
Domain: backendfrontend
Issue type: feature
Difficulty: 3
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Activity status: stale
Clarity: mostly clear
Prerequisites: Understanding of stf device detectionGoogle Sheets API basicsFamiliarity with POST requests
Newbie friendliness: 30
Research direction: First, review how stf currently identifies and logs unknown devices, particularly in the device detection modules. Look at the existing UI component structure to understand where a dialog could be added. Explore the Google Sheets API options mentioned in the issue (gist and Base22 wiki). Consider the trade offs between low discoverability (error logs) and high discoverability (UI dialog) approaches, and identify where to store the list of unknown devices in the database.