Event App preparation

[xmatthewx]

DARCI

Driver: @xmatthewx A: R: @mmmavis C: @simonwex I: @edrushka

Overview

The app used at Mozfest and Hive Chicago Buzz offers attendees a simple schedule tool. During this heartbeat, we will clean up prior code and prepare the app for future use.

Work will be based on system planning work by @mmmavis documented here: https://github.com/mozilla/mofo-schedule-app/issues/37#issuecomment-207033251

The priorities for the work in this Heartbeat are:

1. Refactor the application into a "MozFest" app that loads the bulk of the project from a "core" app. This removes duplication across events
2. Improve reliability of user input and data handling

[mmmavis]

Thanks @simonwex for breaking this down with me:

1st half of this heartbeat

:large_orange_diamond: Event app / script :large_orange_diamond:

• [x] Rename mozfest-schedule-app repo to schedule-app-core (issues go here)
• [x] Create mozfest-schedule-app repo (disable issues)
• [x] Refactor app into schedule-app-core and mozfest-schedule-app
• [x] Strip event-specific strings / variable names(e.g., mozfest, space, pathway) etc from codebase and replace them by general names
• [x] Move event-specific strings still required into config
• [x] Remove hardcoded schedule block container <div>s from index.html
• [x] Separate shared styles and add to core app

2nd half of this heartbeat

:large_orange_diamond: Data :large_orange_diamond:

• Google Spreedsheet template
  • [x] Work with @edrushka to build spreadsheet template
  • Validations/restrictions to add:
  • [ ] Ensure that session ID is unique
  • [x] Validate Location (add separate, locked sheet with locations) (e.g., add a separate sheet that has all the possible locations in it so we can validate entry of location or provide it as a dropdown in google sheets)
  • [x] Parse facilitators into separate field
• data processor service
  • [x] Read through and understand Python script for data processing
  • [x] Understand changes required to Python script in order to support multiple events
  • [x] Either modify Python script or rewrite in Node supporting multiple events

[xmatthewx]

Great progress here. App has been prepped as a single core for multiple events. A bit more work to do for data handling, coming along well.

@mmmavis – update your checklists above. Then I'll close this and open a new ticket for the next round of work.

[mmmavis]

Yup, will update the list by EOD and let you know when I'm done @xmatthewx :+1:

[mmmavis]

All the work above is done except Ensure that session ID is unique as the solution I have for now still requires some manual work. I've filed a followup ticket here: https://github.com/mozilla/schedule-app-core/issues/179

I created a Google Spreadsheet template here and updated schedule-app-data-processor so that it can grab and parse data based on the new format.

This is the demo app that consumes data from the spreadsheet: http://mozilla.github.io/mozfest-schedule-app/ (repo here)

A new app can be created by cloning the spreadsheet template and pluging in custom config when you initiate the Schedule instance. Link to dummy app: http://mmmavis.github.io/iron-chef-schedule-app/

Note that the Spreadsheet template is likely to evolve and change event by event and that means schedule-app-data-processor will have to accommodate the changes accordingly as well.

There are some documentation work left to do - tickets have been filed on the https://github.com/mozilla/schedule-app-data-processor/issues and https://github.com/mozilla/schedule-app-core/issues

:tada:

[mmmavis]

@xmatthewx ^

[xmatthewx]

Brilliant work @mmmavis! I was able to set up a test vacation app in about 15 minutes. (It uses json, not the schedule loader.) I customized the style, session blocks, labels, etc. You made it very very easy. 👏 👏

This is a very powerful tool that many people could put to use.

I added a few documentation notes to my readme though it might not be 100% accurate. I will try and share a few thoughts via issues.

Otherwise. Closing this with a smile 😄

[edrushka]

MW, I would like to participate in the naps session on Sunday morning, please :sleeping: :zzz:

Awesome job, @mmmavis!

[hannahkane]

@xmatthewx - did you mean to close this?

[xmatthewx]

Hmmm. Closing! Work continues in #803

[mmmavis]

:wink: :wink: :wink: