AutoGrader

Web frontend of Embedded Systems Auto Grader project

Install Python 3, Django and missing modules

• Install Python 3

  • Run the command python3 to see if Python 3 is already installed.
  • If not, go to this link https://www.python.org/downloads/ to get the latest version of Python.

• Install Django

  • You might also need to get pip3 by sudo apt-get install python3-pip.
  • pip3 install Django==1.10.2

• Install missing modules

  • pip3 install numpy
  • pip3 install psutil
  • pip3 install requests
  • pip3 install django-datetime-widget
  • pip3 install django-widget-tweaks
  • pip3 install django-bootstrap3
  • pip3 install django-ipware
  • pip3 install django-guardian
  • pip3 install django-chartjs
  • pip3 install django-ckeditor
  • pip3 install django-sslserver

• If you are using PostgreSQL as your database

  • pip3 install psycopg2

• Install web server components for deployment

  • sudo pip3 install uwsgi
  • sudo apt-get install nginx

Configuration

• TODO: add these files as samples
  • nginx config file
  • uwsgi config file
  • django settings file

Run the Project

• Start the web server:
  • If you want to use the default Django provided web server, please change directory to <AutoGrader_folder>/embed_grader and then run the command python3 manage.py runsslserver.
  • If you are pushing your server in production mode to pursue performance, please use uWSGI + nginx to start the server.
• Execute the grading scheduler:
  • Please schedule a cron job to execute the scheduler: pythong3 manage.py grading_d. The recommended frequency is every minute. (It is to resume the scheduler when it crashed)

Documentation

• Front-end Web Interface: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_ruoovIQotxBM4Y-iti7lQ4pCLVoermDLqipjri1fas/edit#slide=id.p
• System Diagram: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/17p6AJe_jlNczr7rI9q8qLMmYHKDRXLg_uexPmBcsbmc/edit
• Database Element: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XgrPa4Yvj6kiQ2qQBOehS6-iW9hohrqubGEyCEV7bjc/edit