Booth It

Booth It is a webapp for hosting conference and trade show events online with a heavy focus on individual customization for an individual's space.

Demo

Check out a live demo here: https://booth-it.herokuapp.com

Built With

Font End

Back End

Deployment and Package Management

External Technologies

Site

Splash Screen

User Authentication

Login

Signup

Application

Show and Booth Navigation

Shows and Booths are displayed in a hexagonal grid to prevent a "hierarchy" from developing in listings.

Host a Show

Users are able to host shows for specific dates.

Invite Partners for a Show

Dynamic server generated links allow for private invite links to be sent to partners.

Invite Acceptance

Invite links inform players what show they are accepting a link to and who they're logged in as.

Create a Booth

Partners are able to create a booth in a similar manner to show creation.

Booth Profile

Booth Messenger

Attendees are able to "visit" a booth and chat with the booth's employees. Allowing for real time discussions of booth materials.

Profile Customization

Partners are able to customize sections on their booth profile, adding content such as text, video, and images. Additional brand customization is available in the form of color.

Loaders and Animations

Animations are created using React-Spring, a simple loader is created by utilizing a 360 degree rotation accompanied by a transform on CSS polygons. The transform uses an interpolation of radians in order to achieve a cyclical motion.

Usage

Development

Want to contribute?

To fix a bug or add a feature, follow these steps:

Fork the repository
Create a new branch with git checkout -b feature-branch-name
Make appropriate changes to the files and push back to github
Create a Pull Request
- Use a clear and descriptive title for the issue to identify the suggestion.
- Include any relevant issue numbers in the PR body, not the title.
- Provide a comprehensive description of all changes made.

Setting Up and Starting a Local Server

Clone this repository (only this branch)

git clone https://github.com/sjstark/booth-it.git

Install dependencies

pipenv install --dev -r dev-requirements.txt && pipenv install -r requirements.txt

Create a .env file based on the example with proper settings for your development environment
Setup your PostgreSQL user, password and database and make sure it matches your .env file
Get into your pipenv, migrate your database, seed your database, and run your flask app
```
pipenv shell
```
```
flask db upgrade
```
```
flask seed all
```
```
flask run
```
To run the React App in development, in a separate terminal:
```
cd client
```
```
npm install
```
```
npm start
```

IMPORTANT! If you add any python dependencies to your pipfiles, you'll need to regenerate your requirements.txt before deployment. You can do this by running:

pipenv lock -r > requirements.txt

ALSO IMPORTANT! psycopg2-binary MUST remain a dev dependency because you can't install it on apline-linux. There is a layer in the Dockerfile that will install psycopg2 (not binary) for us.

Deployment to Heroku

Create a new project on Heroku
Under Resources click "Find more add-ons" and add the add on called "Heroku Postgres"
Install the Heroku CLI
Run
```
heroku login
```
Login to the heroku container registry
```
heroku container:login
```
Update the REACT_APP_BASE_URL variable in the Dockerfile. This should be the full URL of your Heroku app: i.e. "https://flask-react-aa.herokuapp.com"
Push your docker container to heroku from the root directory of your project. This will build the dockerfile and push the image to your heroku container registry
```
heroku container:push web -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP}
```

Release your docker container to heroku

heroku container:release web -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP}

set up your database:

heroku run -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP} flask db upgrade
heroku run -a {NAME_OF_HEROKU_APP} flask seed all

Under Settings find "Config Vars" and add any additional/secret .env variables.

Bug / Feature Request

We love squashing bugs! If you find one, let our exterminators know by opening an issue here. Be sure to be clear in the description of the bug (i.e. what was input into the field that caused the bug). Screenshots or recordings greatly help!

If you'd like to request a new feature open up an issue here. This project was created as part of App Academy's coursework, but we love dreaming up of ways to improve our work.

Built By

Sam Stark