jahabrewer/fable

Fable Substitute Placement and Absence Management

fable's Issues

modify user creation process for subs

Subs don't have a default school, so it doesn't make sense for them to have that property. Make it impossible for subs to have a school during creation. Maybe gray the box out when substitute user type is selected?

create notification system

Create a unified system for notifications a la facebook.

remember user intent after login

Login dumps users at absences index. Make it remember where they were headed so that email links will work.

add confirm password field to edit user

Add the field as well as verification.

select user's school when adding absence

When adding an absence, the form in views/absences/add.ctp should default to the user's school.

Separate password change from edit user

Users will expect it to be separate.

make buttons context sensitive

If the action isn't available, don't have a button for it. Apply/Unapply on absence index, Edit User on user view, any others.

make datetime display friendly

At a minimum, change from 24 hour time to 12 hour. Maybe make the date more readable, too.

use recursive=-1 by default

As it turns out, using recursive=-1 seems like a good idea for models. We can modify the recursive property when we need more relations. This should reduce the load on the server and speed up page loads.

add links/buttons for filters on list absences page

Make the buttons.

user access control

Because we're using admin routing, some actions (like users/add) should be unavailable to regular users. Here's the list of actions available to admins and user:s.

Users
-Absence
--add (with hidden absentee_id, no fulfiller_id)
--view (if user_id matches) (strike user_id requirement)
--edit (if user_id matches)
--delete (if user_id matches)
-User
--view (strip sensitive information)
-School
--view

Admins
-Absence
--all
-User
--all (strip password in edit)
-School
--all

create user types

Teachers, subs, and admins are going to have different UIs. Convert the privileged column to a more robust foreign keyed column for user types. Also create virtual fields in the user model for testing a user's type (is_teacher, is_substitute, is_admin).

implement softdelete behavior

We don't actually need to lose our records when some deletes something. Figure out how to get the softdelete behavior integrated.

make buttons for absence lifecycle

Add buttons to appropriate pages for subs to release an absence.

redo interface with jQuery UI

Make everything look pretty. Need pages for:

(list deleted)

start/end time granularity in add absence

The time select boxes shouldn't have every possible minute available. Cut it down to quarter-hour increments.

change absence owning process to "apply and accept"

Subs should apply for absences and be accepted by teachers. Absences need a HABTM with applicants/users. Replace the take button with apply, which calls an apply function in the controller. The absentee should be able to call the accept function on a particular sub, which will update the absence with a fulfiller and notify the applicants and the fulfiller.

'view' pages aren't linking with other models

When accessing a view page, associated models aren't shown.

create a "dashboard" page

Users should be able to log in and be redirected to a "dashboard" page. This could be the existing users/index or a new users/dashboard. It should show upcoming absences or fulfillments and their statuses.

add sub attributes

Add:

• rating/comment section invisible to subs
• phone numbers
• education level
• certification date
• preferred schools

usability test 1 results

Usability test 1 was a huge fail. Zoe couldn't figure out how to do anything, but I got lots of useful feedback. Here it is in raw notes form.

• N/A Sidebar nav should have 'new' over 'expired' (this might be irrelevant if sidebar nav is completely redone)
• DONE Put 'fulfilled' filter over 'expired'
• DONE Make absences easier to edit, she couldn't find the "edit this absence" button
• N/A Sidebar nav should be aware of what page its on and adjust accordingly (not global)
• DONE Turn Fable header text into link to "home"
• DONE Links in absence index listings are confusing, should all link to an absence
• DONE Friendlier time formats
• Create preferences section to handle changing user info
  • Have granular notification control
• Make sure teachers know that subs can't read reviews
• Rework everything to do with reviews
• DONE Too much pagination info
• Global nav is confusing
• DONE Applicants section is not easily found in absences/view
• Decline button for applicants?
• DONE Remove schools index
• DONE Rename unapply to something better
• Subject attribute for teachers?
• DONE Remove buttons from end of absence index listings
• DONE Unapply gets confused with release
• DONE Add "show pending" filter for absences that a sub has applied for

send email notifications on status change

Absentees should receive an email when the status of any of their absences changes.

enforce user types for selection of users

E.g. edit absence page will let you choose a teacher as a fulfiller. Fix it everywhere.

add "none" option to edit absences for fulfiller

When users edit an absence with no fulfiller, the form doesn't have a none option for fulfiller.