Digital Content Distribution and Publishing System

CS 326 Team #5

Agenda

• Project Overview and Requirements• Feasibility:– System Architecture– Use Cases– Class Diagram

• System Mockups• Project Planning

Project Overview

• Digital Content Distribution and Publishing System:– Centralized, controlled platform for file transfers.– Promotes sponsored content to users.– Collects and stores information about file

transfers.

Existing Services

• Valve’s Steam – Content Delivery System (CDS)• GameTap – Online Video Game Service• GameShadow – Auxiliary game file distribution• EA Link – CDS (Games)• Stardock Central – Software delivery system• Direct2Drive – CDS (Games)• NetFlix – Online movie watching• Itunes – CDS (Music, Video)

Criticisms

• Existing services usually exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:– Platform specific– Content-type specific– Closed-source and/or proprietary – Closed-community

Project Goals

• The DCDaPS aims to:– Be Cross Platform– Be Content-type Independent– Allow Open Communities– Be Open Source

Requirements

• Functional:– File uploads & downloads in multiple formats.– Content management at all user levels.– In-house navigation of content.– File statistics collection & reporting.– Administrative portal.

Requirements

• Non-Functional:– Cross Platform– Intuitive and uniform while maintaining a 'native

feel'– Self-updating– Efficient file transfer and navigation–Written in C++

System Architecture

• WxWidgets – cross platform library for GUI's • Cmake – compiling utility which supports

simultaneous program builds• LibCURL – cross platform library for HTTP/FTP

transfers• LibTorrent – cross platform library for Torrent

transfers

Use Case Diagram

Use Case – Basic User

Activity Diagram – Remove File

Class Diagram

Interface Mockups (Vista)

Interface Mockups (OS X)

Project Schedule (Gantt Chart)

Questions? Comments?

CS 326 Team #5