Digital Attendance Dashboard v2

Introduction

Digital Attendance is an open-source project supported by UNICEF Kenya through a collaboration with Sisitech. The platform allows tracking of individual student attendance in schools.

It is comprised of three components:

• API: Django Rest Framework
• Dashboard: Angular Web Application (this project)
• Application: Ionic Hybrid Application

Digital Attendance Journey

• Digital Attendance Journey Journey

User Manual

• Onekana User Manual

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Setup

1. Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure the following are installed:

• Node.js (v18.x or above) - Download here
• Angular CLI (v13.39) - Installation guide
• .npmrc configuration (required to install @sisitech npm libraries hosted on GitHub)

Additionally, ensure the backend API is already set up and accessible, e.g., http://localhost:8000 or https://api.domain.com/.

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Updating .npmrc

Generating a GitHub Token

1. Log in to GitHub
   Go to GitHub and log in to your account.

2. Navigate to Personal Access Tokens:

   • Click on your profile icon in the upper-right corner and select Settings.
   • In the left-hand sidebar, click Developer settings.
   • Under Personal access tokens, click on Tokens (classic).
   • Click on Generate new token.

3. Configure the Token:

   • Add a descriptive note (e.g., “npm access token for SisiTech packages”).
   • Set the token expiration according to your security policy.
   • Under Select scopes, choose:
     • repo (for accessing private repositories)
     • read:packages (for reading package metadata)

4. Generate and Copy the Token:

   • After configuring the scopes, click Generate token.
   • Copy the generated token. Make sure to store it securely, as it won’t be displayed again.

Updating the .npmrc File

To authenticate npm using your GitHub token:

• Create or Update the .npmrc File in Your Project:

  Navigate to your home directory and either create or update the .npmrc file with the following configuration:

   nano ~/.npmrc

  Update it with the following content, replacing YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN with the actual token:

  //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN
  @sisitech:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/

This setup tells npm to use the GitHub Packages registry for all @sisitech scoped packages and authenticate using your token.

• Verify the Configuration: After saving the .npmrc file, it should look like this:

  //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=ghp_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  @sisitech:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/

  Make sure the token is correctly placed, and the scope @sisitech points to the GitHub Packages registry.

If the packages install without any errors, your configuration is successful. Otherwise, you will encounter a 401 Unauthorized error for any @sisitech scoped packages.

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2. Cloning the Project

Begin by cloning the project repository:

git clone git@github.com:unicefkenya/daa-dashboard-v2.git
cd daa-dashboard-v2

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3. Installing Node Modules

Run the following command to install the required Node modules:

npm install --force

This command will install all the dependencies defined in the package.json file.

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4. Configuring Environment Variables

The project’s environment configuration is stored in the src/environments/environment.ts file. Before running the application, make sure to update the environment variables. Here is an example configuration:

export const environment = {
  production: true,
  APIEndpoint: 'https://api.domain.com/',
  APIEndpointNoSlash: 'https://api.domain.com',
  APIv1Endpoint: 'https://api.domain.com/api/v1/',
  APIClientID: 'CLIENT_ID_FROM_API'
};

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5. Generating Client ID in Django Admin

To obtain the APIClientID, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Django admin panel: https://api.domain.com/admin.
2. Navigate to the API Clients section (assuming you have set this up).
3. Create a new client or view existing ones.
4. Copy the Client ID and paste it into the APIClientID field in the environment configuration.

For more details on setting up API clients in Django, refer to the Django OAuth Toolkit documentation.

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6. Running the Application

After configuring the environment, you can start the Angular application using:

ng serve

The application will be accessible at http://localhost:4200/.

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7. Learn More

• Angular Documentation

Want to Contribute or Have Any Questions?

We welcome contributions and feedback! If you want to contribute to this project or have any questions, reach out via email at hello@sisitech.com