comment-on-it

comment-on-it

comment-on-it is the answer to every Site developer's need to add 'Comments' functionality without breaking a sweat. It is a ReactJs, Webtask-based Serverless component that can be used as a regular ReactJs component anywhere that Comments are needed on a site.

See it in action here, used in a Photo-based static website:

https://photo-comments.herokuapp.com/

Note: The site may be asleep, patience !

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Achitecture:

• comment-on-it is implemented as a Serverless Component.
• The User interface is implemented using ReactJs.
• It uses a Webtask to manage its backend functionality.
• mLab is a cloud based MongoDB provider, that is used to store the comments from the site.

Usage

• npm install --save comment-on-it see it on npmjs
• Use it in your component.

import { CommentOnIt } from 'comment-on-it'
:
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    render() {
        return (
            <div>
                <img src='https://photos/photo1' alt='Photo 1'>
                <CommentOnIt
                    appId='52063950-79bc-4b59-b2a7-f7b4cd2430ca'
                    instanceId='Photo1'
                    header='Join the discussion :' />
            </div>
        );
    };

• The component takes 3 props:
  • appId: This is unique to your site. Get an AppId by registering your credentials here <TDB>. For now, use your site url as an unique identifier.
  • instanceId: This refers to the context of the Comments. In the example above, the comments are related to 'Photo1'.
  • header: This shows up as the HeaderText on the Comment component.
• When the component is loaded, it gets the Comments posted for this AppId and InstanceId combination.
• If any of the props change, the Comments are queried again and refreshed
• The component remembers the logged in user, and attaches the username to every comment posted.
• The user can logout to clear the username.

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Sneak Preview of Version 2.0.0 (Release date not confirmed yet.)

• Custom Themes to match your website theme.
• Integration with Auth0 Lock screen to enable easy and secure SignIn / SignUp.
• Discussion threads (user replies to other comments).
• Comment mediation by site admin.