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enum ReputationLevel
{
   Bronze,
   Silver,
   Gold,
   Platinum,
   ...
}

ReputationLevel[] GetAllReputationLevels();

struct ReputationLevelDetails
{
   ReputationLevel Level;
   ColorDef Color;
   int Weight;
}

ReputationLevelDetails[] GetAllReputationLevelDetails();

Article[] GetArticleSummaries( int memberId )

class Vote
{
   // using Chris' Object Reference System
   int ObjectTypeId;
   int ObjectId;
   DateTime DateTime;
   int Rating; // [1..5]
   ReputationLevel ReputationLevel;
   int ReputationWeight; // in case this varies for articles / messages / questions / ...
   int ReputationPoints; // in case this changes in the future
}

class VoteCast
{
   Vote Old;
   Vote Now;
}

• New: Old = null, Now is populated
• Changed: both populated
• Deleted: Old is populated, Now = null

VoteCast[] GetVotes( int objectTypeId, int objectId, DateTime fromDateTime )

Luc Pattyn wrote:

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Collection<SomeStruct> GetPosts(int memberId, int count); // count > 1, count <= 1000

struct SomeStruct
{
  Url MessageUrl; // permalink to the post
  String Forum; // could also be an enum if there's a Forum list enum
  IsThreadStarter; // indicates if this is a thread's head-post
  DateTime TimeStamp;
  . . .
}

Collection<AnotherStruct> GetPosts(string forum, int count);// count between 1 and 1000
  or
Collection<AnotherStruct> GetPosts(ForumEnum forum, int count); 

struct AnotherStruct
{
  Url MessageUrl; // permalink to the post
  int memberId; // member who posted the message
  IsThreadStarter; // indicates if this is a thread's head-post
  DateTime TimeStamp;
   . . .
}

Collection<ThreadStruct> GetThreads(ForumEnum forum, int count); // count between 1 and 1000

struct ThreadStruct
{
  int UniqueThreadId,
  Url MessageUrl; // permalink to the thread's head-post
  int MemberId; // member who posted the thread
  int Count; // Number of messages
  DateTime TimeStamp;
}

Collection<AnotherStruct> GetThreadPosts(int threadId);  

// threadId is samer as UniqueThreadId from ThreadStruct
// AnotherStruct is same as the struct in (2)