dhruvjain / LOOP-Dashboard

loop_dashboard

Run the django server:

• cd loop_server
• python manage.py runserver 0:8000 Visit the dashboard http://127.0.0.1:8000/dashboard/home/

Local Database Setup

• cd loop_server
• Enter mysql shell with mysql -u dg -p and type the password
• set foreign_key_checks=0
• Exit mysql shell exit
• python manage.py sqlclear dashboard | python manage.py dbshell This clears the existing tables
• Again enter mysql shell
• set foreign_key_checks=1
• Exit mysql shell exit
• python manage.py syncdb Creates the tables corresponding to the models.py file
• python populate_tables.py This populates tables with the data

Project Design

/loop_server/dashboard/models.py - Has the database models used in this project /loop_server/dashboard/api/resources.py - Has the definitions of TastyPie Resource Classes correponding the models' classes in models.py /loop_server/static/js/dashboard.js - Data manipulation functions and classes are present here /loop_server/dashboard/templates/base.html - Base template file made using django templating language /loop_server/dashboard/templates/home.html - Dashboard Home page. Contains the UI and corresponding javascript helper functions

Dependencies

• django
• TastyPie - Python library that helps making your django project RESTful with less code
• Highcharts - Fast and efficient charting library used for making elegant charts
• Materialize - A modern responsive front-end framework based on Material Design

Bugs

• Page doesn't show properly on mobile in portrait. In landscape it works fine
• Highcharts make blunders if a chart is initialized in a div which in hidden. Therefore, show the div first and then initialize the chart

Sample Screenshots