Hi all,
This is probably the first post on g.d.o I've actually started! I saw a lot of people using it to collect and organize module-related ideas and figured I would too. So here's the deal.
I am the author of Meetup API and want to develop a separate Meetup module, based on Meetup API of course, that will provide integration with existing popular modules and give site builders some ability to integrate Meetup.com data into their sites without having to write a custom module. The target user audience of this module wouldn't really be end users. It would be site builders who know how to configure blocks, Views, Rules, etc. So my initial thoughts are that the module would provide integration with popular modules like this.
For example, using Views integration, it would be possible to create a table of upcoming Meetup events. Rules could RSVP a user automatically on Meetup.com when they RSVP'ed on the local site, or cross-post a comment they made, etc. They could perhaps use an input filter to put content in blocks, or some basic blocks could be provided if they were of general interest (like next X events for Y group, perhaps with the ability to create multiple of these blocks).
Some discussion on this has happened. There does seem to be interest in being able to create a block and definitely in RSVP integration. There is a thread that gives some ideas over at: http://www.meetup.com/boards/thread/9424495. I will also post a light spec that I drew up as the first comment, along with the link to the roadmap wiki I'm going to create.
What is the goal of this discussion? To determine which features are the most important for this module, to prioritize them and divide them into pretend releases, and to just get some formal communication going on this!
I also want to find out who would be interested in helping and contributing code or documentation (e.g. handbook pages as features develop). UI/theme stuff may or may not be needed as well, but for now that falls under code.
Let the quest for a Meetup module begin!