channel_refactor.md

Design Document

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Summary of Pull Requests

Phase 1: Naboo.Businesses

• Part 1: Remove unused user code
• Part 2: Change business_channel.json to get data from %Channel{}
• Part 3: Business.paginate_business_channels gets data from %Channel{}
• Part 4: Read Business Channels from Channel schema instead of User
• Part 5: AssignBusinessChannel assigns a %Channel{} struct.
• Part 6: Remove %User{} clause from business_channel.json
• Part 7: BrandingPreset belongs to Channel
• Part 8: Move any_channel_function to Naboo.Channels
• Part 9: Index %Channel{} in elasticsearch
• Part 10: GraphWeb gets channel from Businesses instead of Accounts

Phase 2: Naboo.Media.Video

• Part 11: Point Video.creator to Channel
• Part 12: ChannelView receives %Channel not %User{}
• Part 13: VideoView.creator renders ChannelView instead of UserView
• Part 14: Replace paginate_user_videos with paginate_channel_videos
• Part 15: FeedQuery change user to channel
• Part 16: paginate_created_videos receives channel
• Part 17: Remove unused logic that treats Video.creator_id as user
• Part 18: Review TODOs to be done after refactor Video.creator to channel
• Part 19: Find other places that queries video by creator_id and change to channel
• Part 20: video_fixture() creates video with channel_fixture() as creator

Phase 3: Other associations

• Part 21: Repost
• Part 22: Follow
• Part 23: Playlist and PlaylistGroup
• Part 24: Insights and ContentSelectionSource
• Part 26: Hashtags
• Part 27: VideoAutomation
• Part 28: Media Asset, Video Project, Video Compilation Batch
• Part 29: Soundtracks
• Part 30: Review TODOs to be done before DB copy

Phase 4: Prepare to copy DB tables

• Part 31: Duplicate Channel on both tables
• Part 32: extract UsernameGenerator logic to work with channels
• Part 33: Media.create_video/2 receives Channel
• Part 34: Review channel.json username URLs to work with channels
• Part 35: Review TODOs to be done before copy users to channels table
• Part 36: /admin/channels/
• Part 37: ChannelsList uses Channel instead of User
• Part 38: Script to copy old channels from users to channels
• Part 39: Write function to verify that copy was successful

Phase 5: Copy DB tables

• Part 40: Fix tests when Channel schema points to channels
• YOU ARE HERE Review all TODO @alex to be done before copying tables
  Part 42: Run script to copy old channels from users to channels
  Part 43: FLIP THE SWITCH!!! Point Channel schema to channels table
  Part XX: Remove channel Profile association
  Part XX: Review all TODO @alex to be done stop creating users copying tables
  Part XX: Stop creating users when creating channels and remove ChannelInsertion
  Part XX: Remove all TODOs

EXTRA: Rachel Collaboration

• Create search index for channel link
• Drop column: Video.geo link
• Remove unused logic (app-phase user interactions) from Naboo link
• Tie Cohorts to Channel link
• Fix bad preload error link
• Drop and remove reference for firework creator portal link
• Remove logic on Chats, Blocks and Participations link
• Repurpose followship to be channel_follow link
• Channels Have reposts use link
• Remove old reposting logic link
• Adds channel_id column to video_automations link
• Have video automation use channels link
• Repurpose soundtracks link
• Fix bad association on channel, in admin functions link