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- Python 3.13
- uv 0.5 or newer
- Docker with Compose v2
- Git
git clone <repo-url> mowdeck && cd mowdeck
uv sync
uv run poe lint
uv run poe test
uv run poe docs
cp infra/compose/.env.example infra/compose/.env # set the passwords
docker compose -f infra/compose/docker-compose.yml up -d --waitInstall Python 3.13, uv, Docker Desktop and Git for Windows. Use PowerShell or Git Bash.
git clone <repo-url> mowdeck; cd mowdeck
uv sync
uv run poe lint
uv run poe test
uv run poe docs
Copy-Item infra\compose\.env.example infra\compose\.env
docker compose -f infra/compose/docker-compose.yml up -d --wait| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
uv sync |
install the workspace into .venv and update uv.lock
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uv run poe lint |
ruff check, ruff format check, mypy strict |
uv run poe fmt |
auto fix and format |
uv run poe test |
pytest with coverage |
uv run poe docs |
mkdocs build --strict |
uv run poe compose-check |
validate the Compose file |
uv run mkdocs serve |
live preview of the documentation |
Conventional Commits, one task at a time with tests and README, ADR for every architecture decision. See CONTRIBUTING.md. The tests in tools/repo-checks guard these conventions.
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MowDeck documentation
- Home
- Phases
- Architecture
-
Decisions (ADR)
- Architecture decisions
- ADR 0001: OpenFGA instead of self-built authorization
- ADR 0002: Self-built Identity service in FastAPI instead of Keycloak or Zitadel
- ADR 0003: SvelteKit for the web app
- ADR 0004: Monorepo with a uv workspace
- ADR 0005: AGPL-3.0 for services and apps, Apache-2.0 for libraries
- ADR 0006: PostgreSQL for all persistence, no SQLite
- ADR 0007: NATS JetStream as event bus
- ADR 0008: Traefik as gateway
- ADR 0009: Command and event envelopes, subject naming and de-duplication
- ADR 0010: Python 3.13 for all services and libraries
- ADR 0011: Separate GPL-3.0 package for the PyMammotion adapter
- ADR 0012: Mower control interface and safety rules
- ADR 0013: Device-Gateway registry, sharding and per-mower concurrency
- ADR 0014: Authorization model, tuple ownership and the mowdeck-authz client
- ADR 0015: Tokens, sessions and key rotation
- ADR 0016: Fleet commands and authorization per command kind
- ADR 0017: Telemetry storage and retention
- ADR 0018: Realtime WebSocket protocol
- ADR 0019: Mammotion adapter transports, manual drive and secrets
- ADR 0020: Web app architecture
- ADR 0021: Browser authentication flow
- ADR 0022: Notifications: rules, recipients and delivery
- ADR 0023: Map rendering and projection
- ADR 0024: Scheduler: recurrence, rain pause and command issuing
- ADR 0025: Home Assistant integration as a pure API client
- ADR 0026: Manual drive channel over the Realtime WebSocket
- ADR 0027: Health history and theft alarm
- ADR 0028: Entitlements: plans as data and enforcement
- ADR 0029: Helm chart and release pipeline
- ADR 0030: Mowing patterns as plug-ins and the Planner
- ADR 0031: Billing with a Stripe adapter
- ADR 0032: Live camera over Agora, joined directly by the browser
- ADR 0033: Vision-assisted recovery with human approval
- ADR 0034: Linked cloud accounts and device discovery
- ADR 0035: Server-side camera frames and automatic AI analysis on errors
- ADR 0036: Native app shells with Capacitor, loading the web app from the server
- ADR 0037: Camera panorama calibration in the browser, with the AI supplying points only
- ADR 0038: Dual link per mower and firmware updates
- ADR 0039: Spot mowing by MowDeck-driven paths
- ADR 0040: Link heartbeat for online status
- ADR 0041: Spot runs from the dock: undock, transit and return
- ADR 0042: Drive calibration
- ADR 0043: Turn styles
- Development
- Operations
- Spikes
- Guides
- Original plan (German)