vignesh-sankaran / trip_info_back

Backend systems for Trip Info

trip_info_back

THIS PROJECT IS ABANDONED

A collection of systems which serve as the backend for Trip Info. It currently consists of the following:

• API: The entry point into the system.
• DB: Stores a person's average speed and pedometer history.

API

Interface between mobile clients and other backend systems. All requests are made in HTTPS. The endpoints are as follows:

• NewUUID GET: Generate a unique identifier for each device, assuming 1 device per user
• Pedometer POST: Pass all historical pedometer to DB
• Pedometer PUT: Add new pedometer record at 12am
• Journey/Home POST: Pass in home address and chosen PT stop
• Journey/Destination POST: Pass in destination type, destination address and chosen PT stop
• Journey/Start PUT: Start journey
• Journey/Stop PUT: Stop journey

DB

Postgres was chosen for its performance, and the fact that it does graph storage and GIS handling.

To run:

• Make sure postgres is not running already, if it is, run killall postgres in macOS.
• Run docker build -t db:db ./ && docker run -p "5432:5432" db:db.