SRVY

A Physical Like/Dislike Questionnaire for Non-Profits

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Overview / Functionality

SRVY uses a screen to pose a visitor a question and then records their response using two physical buttons that correspond to two different values (Like, Dislike). The response is recorded in a SQLite3 database. On a daily basis SRVY generates a series of charts and reports which are automatically uploaded to a Dropbox application. Questions can be appended on a daily basis by editing a .CSV file also located in the Dropbox account.

The intended audience is smaller art non-profits such as museums, theaters, and community art centers. The goal is to provide a low-cost and customizable tool that will allow organizations to track audience engagement and determine metrics of success with little daily upkeep.

Archive

• questions.csv - The questions asked in srvy.py updated nightly with questions_update.py
• srvy.db - The sqlite3 database that houses all of the responses from srvy.py
• datetime_responses.csv - a collection of csv files with responses from different datetimes.

Collection

• Srvy.py - Displays a question from a csv file and records user response to sqlite db
  • Unpack questions from questions.csv and create a list
  • Display a random question on to screen from list
  • Be prepared to collect input
    • If pressed
      • Record response from physical button input
        • date and time
          • mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS
          • Unix time
        • Question
        • Opinion
      • Display Thank You text
        • Rest interval
      • Return to collecting input

Configuration

• Readme.md - information on initial configuration

  • Running setup.py to create srvy.db
  • Steps for tweaking srvy.py
  • Steps for hardware setup
  • Steps for creating back-up chrontab.

• Srvy.config - sets global configuration variables on

  • Dropbox API
  • Screen size
  • Palette
  • Typeface
  • Sqlite file
  • GPIO pins for button input
    • Have set to defaults

• Setup.py - Initializes the sqlite.db file and includes the schema

• example.srvy.config - an example configuration file

Maintenance

• Questions_update.py - overwrites local questions.csv nightly from remote Dropbox file

  • Run nightly by crontab
  • Connect to Dropbox
  • Download questions.csv from dropbox
  • Overwrite local version of questions.csv

• daily_responses.py - creates a datetime_responses.csv file with the responses from yesterday.

  • Run by crontab
  • Set date range for collecting responses
    • Timedelta
  • Connect to srvy.db with sqlite3
  • Write responses to csv file (maybe hourly instead of daily, in case power is shut off)
  • Save csv as datetime_responses.csv in archive directory

• Monthly_responses.py - nearly identical to daily_responses, but with a monthly timedelta

• Srvy_backup.py - places the most recent datetime_responses.csv on to remote dropbox location and overwrites remote srvy.db with local srvy.db

Requirements

Hardware

Packages

Installation

Config file

1. Find the file srvy.config.example. Rename it srvy.config.

Dropbox

1. Open srvy.config in a text editor.

2. Find the [dropbox] section:

        [dropbox]
        token = INSERT_DROPBOX_TOKEN_HERE
   

3. Replace INSERT_DROPBOX_TOKEN_HERE with your private Dropbox token.

4. Save srvy.config

Customization

Possible Future Functionality

• Add support for C.H.I.P computer instead of Raspberry Pi
• Add support for Google Drive instead of Dropbox
• Use a Google sheet for questions instead of CSV so questions can be edited through a browser.

Resources

The Participatory Museum