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+This script processes the database of http://participatorio.juventude.gov.br/ website to filter public informations and write it on XML files that will be available for download.
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+On Group's XML file is written the information about all the groups, for example: title, description, members and posts.
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+On User's XML file is written the information about all the users, for example:
+name, friends and posts.
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+The structures of these XML files are described on the files: user_xml_structure.xml and group_xml_structure.xml.