ayanova/devdocs/todo.txt

@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ todo: DASHBOARD
 			Make the framework for them, obvs won't have all the data to do them all so look through, find common reqs and code a flexible component(s) for that
 			Ensure have capability to do all the biz metrics planned for v8.0 release
 
-	- these cases:
-		https://rockfish.ayanova.com/default.htm#!/rfcaseEdit/2024
-		https://rockfish.ayanova.com/default.htm#!/rfcaseEdit/1974
-	- REPORTING NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS VERSION, UI CONTROLS ONLY
+	Source case: https://rockfish.ayanova.com/default.htm#!/rfcaseEdit/1974
+		See notes there
+
 
 
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@@ -42,12 +41,64 @@ todo: See if this has a use: as an aside there is a relative time formatter avai
 	does locale aware things like "5 days ago" or "8 years from now" etc
 		https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/RelativeTimeFormat
 
-todo: MAPPING
+todo: MAPPING	
+	STATE: 
+		Did a quick overview and looked into OSM etc. 
+		Not as straightforward as I had hoped, but maybe doable if put into the hands of the end user which backend they want to use
+		Can use a lib to provide the ability to show a map in abstract UI form and user picks back end map provider to use so we are out of the loop
+		I'm thinking the best way to approach figuring this out is to start from the Javascript UI libs and work backwards as things like leaflet and mapstraction
+			etc are good at documenting using alternate backends with their UI libs.
+		So when come back to this look at the UI libs first again
+
 	getting a *lot* of request about this
 	https://rockfish.ayanova.com/default.htm#!/rfcaseEdit/1816
 	maybe stage 7 or I guess could fake it for now, it's going to be known what will be needed
 	https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23722133
 	https://blog.mapbox.com/openstreetmap-a-global-map-for-worldwide-insight-4e041cbf1ec1
+	RESEARCH:
+		Hmm... more complex that I thought, they don't want software using their own server map data much, there are alternatives including hosting it ourselves 
+		ECONOMICS / PLAN
+			MAPS are not free from anyone really, maybe the way it should work is:
+				We include a widget for many back ends using the mapstraction library or whatever is out there
+				User can pay a service and set an api key in AyaNova to use that service
+				We could also be that service charging XX a month for mapping to pay for the cost of the mapping service with DO 
+					(definitely doable for us, just requires a powerful server which would cost, if things take off we could absorb that cost maybe but for now)
+		OWN TILE SERVER (DOCKER!)
+			https://switch2osm.org/serving-tiles/
+			Sounds like it's incredibly intensive and probably something we do not want to do, but it's an option
+			Needs tons of space and powerful cpu about $220 a month on current digital ocean droplet plans:
+				 "300GB+ of fast storage, 24GB of memory, and a quad-core processor for the entire planet"
+				 32GB	4vCPUs	6TB	3x	300GB	$0.327	$220
+
+		PROVIDERS
+			https://github.com/leaflet-extras/leaflet-providers
+
+		OSM CLIENT JS
+			https://openlayers.org/ - older more complex client lib (Maybe not mobile friendly?)
+			https://leafletjs.com/ - newer less powerful but eaiser lib? (mobile friendly)
+		WRAPPER FOR ANY BACKEND MAP SOURCE
+			http://mapstraction.com/  (note that there are alternatives that are free to OSM possibly like some mapquest and microsoft stuff perhaps that's worth looking into also if people have paid for google?)			
+				Why Use Mapstraction?
+				Code your application once and once only; then switch your mapping provider as you desire, depending on your personal tastes, the quality of maps in your area or any other reason you can think of.
+				Switching mapping providers in Mapstraction is often as simple as changing just two lines of code in your application.
+				Mapstraction Features
+					Support for all the major mapping APIs
+						CloudMade
+						ESRI ArcGIS
+						Google – v2 and v3
+						Leaflet
+						MapQuest and MapQuest Open
+						Microsoft Bing – v6 and v7
+						Nokia Here
+						OpenLayers
+						Ordnance Survey OpenSpace
+						Nokia Ovi
+						Yandex
+					Dynamic switching from one maps API to another
+					Show Markers, Points, Lines and Polygons on your map
+					Add image overlays and base map tiles to your application
+
+
 
 todo: can I support keycodes for saving in AyaNova and other shit that are the same as in v7 or as much as possible, i.e. ctrl-s to save (or whatever was defined)
 	watch out the report editor uses a bunch of hotkeys pre-defined