is-leeroy-jenkins / Sherpa

A budget execution & data analysis tool based on Winforms, .NET 6, and written in C# for EPA analysts



An open source data analysis and budget execution application for EPA analysts and released under the MIT license.

Features

• Mutliple data providers.
• Visualizations and reporting.
• Conduct analysis with a unique web-browser providing searches optimized for researching .gov domains with Baby
• Pre-defined schema for budgetary data tables for environmental data analysis.
• Multiple SQL Editors including SQLite, SQL Compact, MS Access, and SQL Server
• Excel-like user interface over real databases.
• GIS mapping for reporting and monitoring.
• Easy access to environmental program descriptions with their statutory authority.
• Ad-hoc calculations on bound data.
• Add agency/region/division-specific branding.
• The WPF-based version of Sherpa is Badger

Providers

• SQLite is a C-language library that implements a small, fast, self-contained, high-reliability, full-featured, SQL database engine. more here
• SQL CE is a discontinued but still super-useful relational database produced by Microsoft for applications that run on mobile devices and desktops. more here
• SQL Server Express Edition is a scaled down, free edition of SQL Server, which includes the core database engine. more here
• MS Access is the OG of enterprise database management systems (DBMS) from Microsoft that combines the relational Access Database Engine (ACE) with a graphical user interface and software-development tools. more here
• Schema and test data are available here.

System requirements

• You need VC++ 2019 Runtime 32-bit and 64-bit versions

• You will need .NET 6.

• You need to install the version of VC++ Runtime that Baby Browser needs. Since we are using CefSharp 106, according to this we need the above versions

Documentation

• User Guide
• Compilation Guide
• Configuration Guide
• Distribution Guide

Code

• Uses CefSharp 106 for Baby and is built on NET 6/7/8
• Supports AnyCPU as well as x86/x64 specific builds
• Controls - main UI layer and associated controls and related functionality.
• Enumerations - various enumerations used for budgetary accounting.
• Extensions- useful extension methods for budget analysis by type.
• Clients - other tools used and available.
• Ninja - models used in EPA budget data analysis.
• IO - input output classes used for networking and the file systemm.
• Static - static types used in the analysis of environmental budget data.
• Interfaces - abstractions used in the analysis of environmental budget data.
• bin - Binaries are included in the bin folder due to the complex Baby setup

Data Tools

• Datagrids & Filters

• Pivot Charts & Tables

• Plotting & Graphs

The Interface

• Excel-like UI over a relational database

• Import and export spreadsheet data

Maps.

• Congressional earmark reporting

• Monitor pollution site remediation costs

Baby

• Stand-alone web browser built with the Chromium Embedded Framework

• Ad-hoc searches with customized pop-up input.

• Search across multiple .gov domains

Budget Calculations

• Quick & dirty accounting and budget calculations directly on bound data.

• Easy access to the full functionality of the widows calculator

FY Calendar

• Calculations using the federal fiscal year.

• Compatible with full-time equivalency metrics.

• Ad-hoc analysis of variable periods of availability.

Orca

• Ad-hoc web development

• Network communications

• HTML5, CSS, and Javascript

Environmental Program Anaylsis

• Definitions and statutory authorities

• Information bound directly to financial data

Visualization Tools

• 3D Charting

• Pivot Charts

• Plotting & Graphs

Document Viewer

• Access to legal documentation used in evnironmental data analysis.

• Interact with external PDFs.

Editors

• SQLite

• MS Access

• SQL Compact Edition

• SQL Server Express