Software Task List

Software Task List

Grab Bag

This is an unordered, unprioritized, incomplete list of pending tasks.

Main Site

TASK: Front page rework

• Spec

TASK: Rework flood notifications to allow summary/batching of emails/SMS

• Current system is noisy when there's a flood
• Suppress messages when a river is hovering around notification stage level

TASK: build a queue/pipeline system for processing new data (new readings, new forecasts, etc)

• example reading steps: Preprocess (e.g. remove Senix non-reading posts), Filter invalid/offline data, Mark possible crests, Notifications
• example forecast steps: Preprocess, Build downstream predictions, Notifications

TASK: allow more complex chart views (maybe this is Admin-only?)

• battery level
• "missing" readings
• better zoom/navigation

Infrastructure

TASK: build a test/staging database and environment

TASK: Figure out site error reporting (e.g. database is down, site is down, etc)

• #site-errors in Slack?

Admin Tools

TASK: Rework how Device creation happens

• don't require user to input ID
• if we get a reading from an unknown device, create the device object

TASK: USGS Admin

• currently, adding new USGS gages requires direct database access

TASK: Per-gage notification lists for flood levels, offline status, etc

• primarily for Gage Stewards

TASK: Make sure "log book" entries are created for all admin actions

Data

TASK: recalculate data for 124th West to take into account resurvey.

TASK: recalculate data for Tolt Hill to take into account resurvey.

Wiki

TASK: Wiki permissions changes: Allow edits only from users with verified email addresses.

TASK: Document wiki administration, installation, etc.

TASK: Ensure all passwords/secrets are in password manager.