Project:Box identification
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Brief
There are a few very minor issues with the Members Storage Boxes. Firstly, it's not easy to describe the location of a box to another member. Secondly, it's not easy to tell if a box on the shelf is owned by an active member.
Aims
- Label each bay of the storage shelves with location indicators.
- Label each member's box with a QR code representing its ID which can then be used to query information about its owner. The QR code is just for convenience so the label should also include a human readable version of the query.
- Create an interface to allow members to maintain the location and ownership of their box(es).
- Create an interface for members to represent and share information about the location of their box.
- Create an interface for searching the name/nickname of a member to get the location of their box.
Use Cases
- Identify a box - Lookup a QR code or ID that's on a box and get told who owns it (if anyone).
- Label a group of new boxes - For a given number, create new box instances in the database and output a batch of QR codes.
- Relabel a group of existing boxes - For a given range of IDs, output a batch of corresponding QR codes.
- Lookup the location of a member's box using their nickname.
- Lookup the location of a member's box using their name.
- Express the location of a member box - A link that will provide a visual representation of where a box is.
- Take ownership of a labelled box.
- Take ownership of a previously unlabelled box.
- Renounce ownership of a box.
- Allow a member to set the location of their box.
Decisions/Progress
- Current code progress can be found at https://github.com/montyphy/hackspace-foundation-sites/tree/members_storage
- Shelf locations will have the format /s\d\db\d\d/ e.g. s01b10. With the first segment (/s\d\d/), e.g. s01, representing the shelving unit and the second segment (/b\d\d\/), e.g. b10, representing the bay on that particular unit.
- Shelf bays will have to be labelled sequentially left to right, bottom to top to account for when people double stack the top bays.
- A location indicator can be generated by visiting /members/storage_image.php and attaching a box location with '?loc=' e.g.
/members/storage_image.php?loc=s16b03
will create:
- A box identification label can be generated by visiting /members/storage_image.php and attaching a box id with '?id=' e.g.
/members/storage_image.php?id=1
will create:
- Started creating the member maintenance interface.
TO DO
Physical
- Label the boxes.
- Assign boxes to correct members.
- Assign boxes to their locations.
Label the shelves.Please let me know if any labels drop off and I can print replacements --Akki14 23:42, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
Database
Modify the database schema- Give Box a creator attribute.
- List of available locations.
List of available boxes.(Montyphy 01:24, 1 March 2012 (UTC))
Image Generation
On location image, fix shelf locations due to changing numbering order.On location image, add location as a header to the image.On location image, show the numbering of scheme on the units and bays.enable the numbers to be visible through the markers.
User Interface
- Admin maintenance for helping with physical setup.
- Member maintenance of personal storage.
- Create a box.
Claim a box.(Montyphy 01:23, 1 March 2012 (UTC))Disown a box.(Montyphy 01:23, 1 March 2012 (UTC))Assign a box to a location.(Montyphy 01:39, 1 March 2012 (UTC))- Make more user friendly by making a select box of unclaimed boxes
- Validate location
Generate label for claimed box(Montyphy 01:27, 1 March 2012 (UTC))Generate location indicator(Montyphy 01:40, 1 March 2012 (UTC))
- Box lookup e.g. searching name or location.
- Box identification e.g. QR code / ID lookup.
List info about owner e.g. name, member status(Montyphy 02:43, 1 March 2012 (UTC))- Option to claim box if no one owns it
