Architecture Constraints#
Technical constraints#
Constraint |
Explanation, background |
|---|---|
Modern Technology |
For the SPA SQL-Train requires modern hardware using up-to-date Browsers. |
LTI Tool |
The Website is only usable via an LMS that supports LTI |
pg-stud |
A university using deploying our tool has to provide per student a PostgreSQL database with trust for the host of the Server running the tool |
Internationalization |
Database content and structure is not being localized instead english is the default as localized database would cause problems. |
Organizational constraints#
Constraint |
Explanation, background |
|---|---|
Team |
8 Students with varying experience and knowledge: 5x IN4, 1x WI4, 2x IN6 |
Schedule |
Start of development March 2023, first executable beta May 2023, project presentation 21.06.2023 |
Small budget |
Used software and tools need to be free of charge. |
Development Tools |
Wireframes are done with Figma. For conceptional database modeling Agila Mod is used |
Open Source Release |
We want the project to be beneficial for other institutions using an LMS. This creates the need to keep private configuration details in strongly separated files. |
Development Method |
A mix of Agile and Kanban is used, with 2 week sprints and two meetings a week. |
Conventions#
Convention |
Explanation, background |
|---|---|
Architecture documentation |
Terminology and structure according to the english arc42 template |
Source Code |
Python: black formatter with default template |
Bug Tracking |
Notion Bug Story and Discord Message |
Version Control |
New Features will be developed in a separate git branch. On completion the feature-branch will be merged into “dev”. Stable Versions of “dev” can be merged into the “main” branch, which is used in the production instance. |