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Master Plan (As of Feb 27)

Setup

Clone project

(If you don't have brew) --

run ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
run install brew

(Once you have brew) --

run brew install yarn
run yarn

Run the app

run yarn start

Run tests

run yarn test

Troubleshooting:

If install or start doesn't work, try running yarn add react-scripts
If tests get an error that looks like Error: Error watching file for changes: EMFILE run brew install watchman
If the app won't compile, and you get an error in compose about not being able to run apply of undefined, try installing react dev tools in chrome

Updating the Version used in the Microsite

This map is used in the microsite, which is its own app (https://github.com/cgalbiati/take-back-day-microsite).
The microiste app imports the map and uses it as a react component by installing directly from git (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23210437/npm-install-private-github-repositories-by-dependency-in-package-json).
In order to be used as a library, this app must be built.

To update:

In the publish branch in this directory:
merge in the current develop branch git merge develop
Delete the lib folder (this seems to be necessary in order to not break styling - I think the bash command I used to copy over assets does not replace exising files)
Build the library yarn export
Commit your changes and push to origin (still on the publish branch - don't push to develop)
Find your most recent commit hash on the publish branch (either through git log or by looking on github ( https://github.com/ProgressiveHackNight/take-back-day-mapping/tree/publish)
Follow instrcutions in the other repo to update the dependency on that app to point to your updated map version

Process

Tasks to do are kept in a trello board: https://trello.com/b/vvN1NJTB/take-back-map
If you take a task, move it to the 'In Development' collumn and assign it to yourself
- If you feel a task can be broken into several smaller tasks, feel free to break it up
Preference small pull requests - is there a way you can do part of the task and merge that in without breaking the app?
After you push a branch to github, it will build a preview of your app to netlify (you can find a link in your branch/pull request)
Please add tests, and run the tests and the app before merging
Please add screenshots of the app to your pull request
On merge to master, the new version of the app will build to https://take-back-mapping.netlify.com/

Take Back Day Events Map

There are two nation-wide Take Back Days held annually. This is a time for people to take their unused and unneeded prescription drugs to designated sites for free and environmentally-friendly disposal.

One barrier to participating is that it is unclear where Take Back sites are. The DEA publishes a set of sites close to the actual Take Back Day, but some pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens also participate in this event. Users have to navigate to multiple sites to get a full view of

Who will benefit (directly and indirectly) from this project?

Government stands to benefit as they are running these Take Back Days. Constituents benefit by having clearer information on where they can take their prescription drugs for free and proper disposal in a "no questions asked" kind of way.

Where can we find any research/data available/articles?

The New York Attorney General's office has provided publicly available data here.

What help is needed at this time?

Designers

We need design for the UI that accepts a zip code, and then renders a map. It'd also be useful to know what information would be the most helpful to display to a user to help them get to where they need to go.

Developers

Frontend

We need an embeddable service that can be added to different webpages that accepts a NY State zip code and then renders a map. We need to find a mapping service that will work with our set of take back sites.

Backend

We need to build an API endpoint that the frontend can hit to retrieve a list of Take Back locations that are close to a zip code. This will likely involve us hitting a 3rd party endpoint for distance estimations based on zip code. The data for Take Back sites is unclear and doesn't all follow one schema, so take that into account when thinking through how to build this.

Creatives

We need copy for the zip code input field and an idea of what information should be returned to a user for a give Take Back site.

Data

The information regarding the locations of take back sites is hard to manage. It exists across multiple websites/spreadsheets, and it isn't the same year to year. We need a way to be sure that data is fresh and complete (freshness is preferred over completeness though).

What are the next steps (validation, research, coding, design)?

We need research for the best mapping platform to use to power most of this, and we need basic architectural discussions of how this service should work.

How can we contact you outside of Github(list social media or places you're present)?

Add your name here if you plan to stay on with this project through the March 11 HackDay!

Contributors

This is all based on the presentation and planning from the following people! They presented at the Pre-HackDay!

Daniel Spencer (full stack dev) - daniel.patrick.spencer (at) gmail.com
Carlos Merced (front end dev) - mail.merced (at) gmail.com
Annie Hirshman (designer) - anniehirshman (at) gmail.com
Anna de Paula Hanika (product) - annadph (at) gmail.com
Daeha Ko (IT) - daehako (at) gmail.com
Ritika Madan (Designer) - ritika.madan (at) gmail.com
Olivia McGill (project manager) - oliviam09 (at) gmail.com
Alex Hays (Dev) - alexhays (at) gmail.com
Chandra Thomas - chandra.galbiati (at) gmail.com
Meka Seymour - mekaseymour (at) gmail.com
Rapi Castillo - rapi.castillo (at) gmail.com

If you get stuck at any point, feel free to reach out to the leadership team with an email to steering@progressivehacknight.org or come find an organizer at a HackNight. We're here to help bring great ideas to life!

NYAG/take-back-day-mapping