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A command line utility to do "research" on a user's Facebook messages.
A user must download a Facebook "archive" and extract the messages.htm to first convert it (fddp convert messages.htm messages.json) to JSON. This output a JSON file with the messages from Facebook (but organized).
The "research" part is using other functions like count to count total number of messages send (and other stats), compare which tells if 2 data sets are identical, and list which gives a list of the people you messaged (in order of most messages!).
You can also use the JSON to import it in other tools (coming soon: browser visualizer) and do more research.
It is not a way to download the archive off Facebook automatically. It would be great to do that, but is not possible dued to the way Facebook works.
It can not send messages, only read the ones you currently send.
It does not make sandwiches.
Somewhat of a list in the "what fddp is" but here is a better list:
- Convert HTML messages to JSON
- List number of threads, messages, and words (more coming soon)
- Compare 2 data sets (check if identical)
- Browser tools to explore messages (convert messages, read messages, graphs)
Browser tool will be done by Decemeber 10.
##A few user stories. Tech-savy Facebook user, wants to see stats about their Facbeook messages.
User must download fddp (or compile it themselfs) and use the commandline tool (web app in the future? GUI?) to convert it to JSON and then do "research".