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Cyrusm

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From: Bozeman, MT

Registered: 2007-11-15

Posts: 1,053

Recipe server-client database

So I'm currently developing an idea for a sever-client recipe organization program, and before I go reinventing the wheel I figured I'd bounce some ideas off of the community.

basically, I'm planning on implementing a hosted, centralized, recipe data-base (implemented in mysql and C/C++) that can be accessed using a mult-platform client software implemented in Java.
This would allow community sharing of recipes and allow user access to X number of recipes stored in the database. I'd also like to implement a personal database for the user to store recipes that can be accessed from any client.  For the client software, I would like it not only to allow searching of recipes, but also adding/sharing new recipes to the database, and a calendar program that allows creation of daily/weekly/monthly menus that outputs a grocery list.  My goal is to make a stable environment to assist in family meal planning and open up cooks to new recipes, techniques and ideas.

So basically, before re-inventing the wheel and designing the database half, I was wondering if anyone knows of an already existing open database that fits this model.
it has to be open to the public, with an open api, and preferably popular. and also, how much interest would the community have in a software such as this?  I know it's probably been done before,
but I'm bored and feel like taking on a project.

on a side note I'm also planning on similar client software designed using the ncurses library for text-based terminals. but that will come later.

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