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#Beckton - build groups of paying members

Note: still in development - it is a good idea to get in touch before using for real.

Beckton is a tool for creating a new group of paying members, using the Conditional Commitment design pattern - payments are only taken if a target it met.

Beckton could be used for thigns like setting up a new union branch or a new cooperative purchasing group. It uses GoCardless to create and manage payments and Twillio to send updates.

##Screenshots

##Deploy to Heroku

Before you start, you will need to:

  1. setup an account on GoCardless and get an Access Token
  2. setup and account on Twillio and get an SID, Auth Token and choose a phone number
  3. have an account on Heroku (with a payment method setup)

Then, just click this button:

Deploy

##Local development

This section describes how to get a development copy of Beckton working.

You must have the following things installed before you start

Clone this repository and install the requirements:

git clone git+https://github.com/memespring/beckton.git
cd beckton
virtualenv .
source bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
npm install

To run beckton, you need to run several different things:

To run the web app:

source bin/activate
export SETTINGS='config.DevelopmentConfig'
export GOCARDLESS_ACCESS_TOKEN='ENTER YOUR GO CARDLESS ACCESS TOKEN'
python server.py

Run the scheduler (in a separate terminal):

source bin/activate
export SETTINGS='config.DevelopmentConfig'
celery -A beckton.celery beat

Run the message que (in a separate terminal):

source bin/activate
export SETTINGS='config.DevelopmentConfig'
export GOCARDLESS_ACCESS_TOKEN='ENTER YOUR GO CARDLESS ACCESS TOKEN'
export TWILLIO_SID='ENTER YOUR TWILLIO SID'
export TWILLIO_AUTH_TOKEN='ENTER YOUR TWILLIO AUTH TOKEN'
export TWILLIO_PHONE_NUMBER='ENTER YOUR TWILIO PHONE NUMBER'
celery -A beckton.celery worker

Run the assets compiler (in a separate terminal):

grunt

##Settings

  • BECKTON_TARGET The number of people who need to sign up before payments are taken
  • BECKTON_STATEMENT The statement that people are agreeing to e.g. I will join a tea club if 10 other people do too
  • BECKTON_TERMS An additional thing that people confirm e.g. I am a resident of Barking and Dagenham"
  • BECKTON_EXPLANATION Some words explaining the context of this campaign. this is displaid on the 1st page. Markdown is OK.
  • BECKTON_RATES_LABEL The label for the radio buttons for choosing which rate to pay e.g. what hours do you work?
  • BECKTON_RATES_CSV What rate options and prices to display e.g. "4,Part-time (£4 a month)|8,Full-time (£8 a month)"
  • BECKTON_POSTCODE_AREAS_CSV Limit signups to specific UK postcodes e.g. "SW9,EC1,BR4" Set to False to allow any postcode
  • BECKTON_SUCCESS The message to display on the 1st page when the target has been met e.g. "The target has been met - someone will be in touch"
  • BECKTON_DIRECT_DEBIT_CURRENCY The currency for direct debits (defaults to "GBP")
  • BECKTON_DIRECT_DEBIT_NAME What the subscription should be called in GoCardless

##Testing

Note: test coverage is currently much lower than it should be.

To run the tests:

source bin/activate
export SETTINGS='config.TestingConfig'
python tests.py

##Resetting the database

python manage.py reset

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Beckton is a tool for creating a new group of paying members, but only if enough people agree to join to make it worth while.

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