umputun/remark42

Add avatar's import from disqus

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#990 opened on May 7, 2021

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Description

As mentioned in https://github.com/umputun/remark42/issues/958#issuecomment-828707386 Disqus has the API to retrieve avatars. Adding this to the import process will be very nice.

A few challenges:

  • probably the API calls should be rate-limited and may need retries
  • imported avatars should be proxied, i.e. stored and served locally

We already support avatar proxy as a part of auth, but this is an external library. Not sure if we can make the avatar proxy part available in go-pkgz/auth or just copy the relevant part into remark42

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Tech stack
go
Domain
backendapidata
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingREST API conceptsFamiliarity with remark42 codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Examine the existing Disqus import code in the repository, likely under the 'backend/app/imports' directory. Review the avatar proxy implementation in go pkgz/auth to understand how it works. Determine if the avatar proxy can be reused or needs to be copied into remark42. Implement rate limited API calls to fetch avatars from Disqus with retries. Ensure imported avatars are stored locally and served via the proxy.