Notes.md

Meeting 1

• Quick overview on JSON and DynamoDB.
• Discussed the structure for prof info and user info database.
• Resources:
  • JSON 5-min intro(created by Maxine)
  • Amazon DynamoDB intro
• discussed database structure:

Meeting 2

• Goal for next week:

  • Finnegan: look at DynamoDB and python sample code and implement search()

  • Jojo: look at how to use AWS Lambda and API Gateway

    • AWS Tools overview(created by jojo)
    • Application structure overview

  • Maxine: convert current data (in excel) to wanted format in json

  • Wallace: use a small data file and write a test

Meeting 3

• Goal for next week:

  • Finnegan: Document codes for db operations and work on user validation

    • Build Apps with Serverless and React on AWS

  • Jojo: set up CloudFormation template

    • Application structure overview

  • Maxine and Jojo: automate the process of converting current excel file to formatted json file

Meeting 4

• Goal for next week:
  • Finnegan: user validation back end & front end
  • Jojo: set up application structure
  • Maxine: JSON files output ready
  • Wallace: set up application structure

Meeting 5

• Goal for next week:
  • Finnegan: user validation back end & front end
  • Maxine: JSON files output ready
  • Wallace: set up application structure

Meeting 6

• Goal for next week:
  • Wallace: Test/run the aws lambda, figure out the API gateway and try to test at website demo

Meeting 7

• Goal for next week:
  • Finnegan: Divide up backend work
    • aws-python-rest-api-with-dynamodb example
    • Build a Python REST API with Serverless, Lambda, and DynamoDB