This is a web application for managing and building stories based on tips solicited from the public. This project is meant to be easy to setup, intuitive to use and highly extendable for non-programmers and experts alike.
The project is broken up into several components:
- A system for transforming CSV files (Google Sheets links) into managed database records.
- Customizable fields for tagging, querying, annotating and tracking tips.
- A "one-click", turnkey deployment option for Google Application Engine.
This is very much a work-in-progress and the code is quickly evolving. Pretty much everything in the codebase should be considered volatile right now and subject to bold changes.
Getting the system set up and running locally begins with cloning this repository and installing the Python dependencies. Python 3.6 or 3.7 and Django 2.2 are assumed here.
# virtual environment is recommended
mkvirtualenv -p /path/to/python3.7 collaborative
# install python dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
Assuming everything worked, let's bootstrap and then start the local server:
# get the database ready
python manage.py migrate
# create a default admin account
python manage.py createsuperuser
# start the local application
python manage.py runserver
You can then access the application http://localhost:8000 and log
in with the credentials you selected in the createsuperuser step
(above). Logging in will bring you to a configuration wizard where
you will import your first Google Sheet and import its contents.