Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of UserOptInConsent

Timestamp:

Apr 24, 2018, 10:04:17 AM (6 years ago)

Author:

skwang

Comment:

changed implementation to use two tables instead of a single new field.

UserOptInConsent

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 == Technical Implementation ==
 
-`User` table will need an additional field:
+Two new tables: `consent` and `consenttype`
 
-* `privacy_consent_dt`, an additional `date` type attribute
+* `consent`
+ * `id` - the user id
+ * `consent_id` - consent id 
+ * `consent_time` - `datetime` type attriute : unixtime of when user `id` gave consent to `consent_id`. If zero, user has not consented (yet).
 
-It's purpose is to store the datetime of the user's consent to the terms of use. If zero, user has not consented (yet).
+* `consent_type`
+  * `consent_id` - consent id
+  * `description` - text field describing the consent that user gives (or has given).
+
+It is likely at first there will be one record in `consent_type`: the main terms-of-use a user consents to when joining the project. The `consent` table uses `id` and `consent_id` as the primary key, so a single user may consent to multiple items. This allows for flexibility - a project may decide to present a user with multiple items to consent to. Each can be recorded in the `consent` table with a different `consent_id`, whose description is stored in the `consent_type` table.
 
 === RPC ===
 
-The main RPC that needs to be changed is `create_account.php`, which needs to fill this field when the user creates his/her account.
+The main RPC that needs to be changed is `create_account.php`, which needs to insert a record into the `consent` table when the user creates his/her account- assuming s/he consents to a site's terms of use.
 
 === Web site ===