GPQuery-rdash

Data visualisation and statistical analysis dashboard for Grand Prix Racing records since 1950

Overview

This project was generated with the Yeoman Gulp-Angular generator, and uses a custom implementation of the rdash-angular dashboard theme.

Ergast Developer API

The Ergast Developer API is web service that provides historical Grand Prix motor racing records from 1950 to present.

Query Restrictions

• Lap time data is available from the 1996 season onwards
• Qualifying results are only fully support from the 2003 season onwards
• Fastest lap times are included from the 2004 season onwards.
• Pit stop data is available from the 2012 season onwards
• A permanent driver number is assigned from the 2014 season onwards

Response Paging & Rate Limiting

• The limit query parameter allows up to 1000 results to be returned; the default is 30
• The offset query parameter can also be used to specify an offset; the default is 0
• The API cannot be polled more than four times a second, or 200 times an hour

For more information, consult the API Documentation and Terms and Conditions.

Getting Started

Install the Zenhub extension for Chrome, which extends the base functionality provided by GitHub's issue tracking. Also familiarise yourself with the Gitflow workflow.

Prerequisites

• Git
• Node.js >= v0.12.0 and npm

Installing

1. Clone the repository with git and enter the directory:

   git clone https://github.com/GPQuery/gpquery-rdash.git
   cd gpquery-rdash/

2. Install dependencies with (this will automatically call bower install):

   npm install

3. Start the development server, which will automatically open the client in your browser:

   gulp serve

Developing

To build the project into dist/, run:

gulp build

To build the project, and then serve it from the dist/ directory, run:

gulp serve:dist

To run Karma for unit tests, or Protractor for end-to-end tests:

gulp test
gulp protractor

Contributing

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