API functionality

[dandavies99]

Below is a list of features that should be present in the system (adapted from Anaconda2.0 capabilities). Those with TODO are to do with permissions/roles/authentication so will be tackled next.

In general there is a ListCreateAPIView and a RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView for each model. The exception is the Measurement app (where the actual time-series data is stored) which only have ListAPIView because generally these should be added and updated by the functions in the Importing app. We will need to revisit this in the future though.

The plan is to add the necessary permission requirements to each view, then only users in the specific groups will be able to carry out those specific actions.

Functionalities that are the same or similar to Anaconda2.0

Core Functionalities

• List of available stations/sensors
• Sensors detail
• Time series data with range selection
• Import
  • Upload new sensor data

Authentication (TODO)

• Multil-user model
• User login

Management

• Users management (TODO)
  • User CRUD
• Privilege management (Manage users for a station) (TODO)
  • Add user as a sensor viewer
  • Add user as a sensor owner
• Sensors/station management CRUD
• Parameters management CRUD
  • Variables (temperate, water level, etc.)
  • Dimensions (meters, celsius, etc.)

[dandavies99]

@drklrd @mgrsantox @HelNershingThapa - we can discuss these points here.

[dandavies99]

After merging #76 there are now links to various API views at the homepage: