Current problem with Nepomuk / Contour, possible solution: "Fetch"

[Joseph Anania]

The problem is that for Contour to be more usefull it needs access to more
information, currently it gets most of it's information by file scans(that
don't have contextual information).  The idea is to automate contextual
data from a download manager.  The creation of a single download manager,
that has it's own dbus api, and allows any app to take avantage of complex
file tagging in nepomuk without having to code as much.  Plasma Active
should use this as the only way to fetch files from the internet and
automatically tag them.  An example of a use is a webrowser tells fetch to
download a file, it also passes the URL of the current page, this is used
to automatically tag the file after it's completion and also fetch
downloads the html file of the websites and can add the meta tags to the
file that is downloaded.  It should also tag timestamps and activity
information and any other contextual information like GPS coordinates or
network you used to download. This means contour could know what websites
you download from, on which activity at what time and at what place so it
can give much better recommendations all without the user or appdevs
needing to do much.  All the files you acquire from the device will have a
wealth of information attached to them.

This active app could also have plugins to allow it to download torrents,
and other protocols.  It should be based off of Kget.  The dbus api should
allow for a new download, what type of download (IE background download
task, user requested download).  This could allow for multiple interfaces
and implementations such as an internal download progress view inside an
app as well as the full feature active app implementation.  It should also
allow for pausing, canceling and starting downloads as well as listing all
open downloads.


When complete the average user could get better recommendations from
contour, quick downloads and a full featured download manager.  They also
will be able to search files by location, activity and application.  So
searching videos I downloaded at work, might actually give you results
without you having to geotag every file you download.  All you would need
to do is associate an network or gps coordinate with work and you are
there.  Automating mundane tasks and improving search, contextual data and
recommendations seems to be exactly what contour needs.
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