The hammerdirt! API

Purpose

The hammerdirt! API recieves, stores and provides access to data from hammerdirt! projects

Use

This API is part of the hammerdirt! infrastructure. Provides POST/PUT/GET endpoints for project data.

The hammerdirt infrastructure:

These are the main components of the hammerdirt! infrastructure:

1. Data storage and distribution through the API:

• api url: https://mwshovel.pythonanywhere.com/
• repo: this repo
• Authenticated members can enter survey data and edit articles
• Provides endpoints for client apps
• Powered by Django REST

2. Data entry and management:

• url: https://www.hammerdirt.ch/
• repo: https://github.com/hammerdirt/pwa
• Has access to POST and PUT endpoints
• Includes WYISWYG editor by TinyMCE
• Forms for entering survey data and commenting on articles
• Built with ReactJS

3. Data visualisation, communication:

• url: https://www.plagespropres.ch/
• repo: https://github.com/hammerdirt/client_pwa
• Has access to GET endpoints
• Built with ReactJS

4. Version control and collaboration:

• version control : Git
• collaboration: GitHub
• url:https://github.com/hammerdirt

About hammerdirt!

Hammerdirt! is a non-profit organisation based in Switzerland and dedicated to the collection, analysis and distribution of environmental data.

About the API

This app is specifically designed to provide data-entry and text editing capabilities for ongoing environmental surveillance projects. Display and communication happens through the client app.

1. Stores data for hammerdirt projects
2. Provides authentication services

Contributing

1. Log your issues through GitHub in the usual way
2. If you have a fix submit a pull request

Joining hammerdirt!

1. see hammerdirt.ch in the docs tab "members"