p3k naming convention

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The p3k naming convention is to find steampunk-era names that somewhat reflect the functionality of each microservice.

Components of p3k

Main article: p3k#Apps

Existing names: Quill, Teacup, Switchboard, Atlas, Compass, Telegraph, XRay, Monocle, Percolator, Overland, Gramophone, Watchtower, Aperture, Nautilus

Unused Names

Collecting ideas for names for future components. Feel free to add things here!

  • Almanac - event calendar/aggregator, time & date reference like [1]
  • Boiler - recipe aggregator
  • Calotype - image cache/archive
  • Census - an API that wraps the representative h-card (and other related?) libraries, people search engine
  • Clockwork
  • Cockpit
  • Dirigible - import/export tool (to put your data into so it can fly over the high walls of the silos / walled gardens)
  • Engine, Steam, Piston, Boiler - core software that runs aaronparecki.com?
  • -forge as a suffix (Newsforge, Iconforge, etc)
  • Gazette, Chronicle (news reader) - planet-style aggregator, could power things like this-week
  • Itinerary - an aggregator where you can share your travel plans from your own site, publicly, or for only your friends to see (AKA Dopplr replacement).
  • Ledger
  • Lithograph
  • Locket
  • Mechanic - workout/exercise tracking client
  • Notary
  • Obscura
  • Piston
  • Pocketwatch
  • Postmark
  • Scribe - archive of external/linked-to posts
  • Shoebox - personal media archive
  • Shoestring
  • -smith as a suffix (Blacksmith, Wordsmith, etc)
  • Spyglass
  • Telescope - search engine?
  • Ticker Tape
  • Townhall - wiki
  • Vault

See Also