Design items.md

General Design Items

• Configuration file stored on server. XML Format Describes layout of entire page, fixed positions of items. No autosizing - not required for how pages will be served; specific pages for specific clients/locations. Buidling blocks as pre-minified JavaScript/HTML.
• Generated code uses JavaScript (JQuery, maybe Bootstrap, Gridster?)
• Client backend uses Paho JavaScript MQTT Client: http://www.eclipse.org/paho/clients/js/
• Configuration change notfications pushlished via MQTT to client, resulting in reload of configuration.
• Commands from clients must be prevented from being sent mutliple times (i.e. unintentional double-clicks); each command must be ACKd before a control can send a new command. Preferably a control should indicate a command is in progress instead of being completely disabled as that will give a more clear viewe of what is going on to the user.

#Server backend

• Apache II Webserver
• Serverside generator written in: * Python 3

Random links

• JavaScript links
  • https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Details_of_the_Object_Model
  • https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Closures
  • http://toddmotto.com/mastering-the-module-pattern/
• https://code.jquery.com/
• http://requirejs.org/
• http://zeromq.org/