snow

This project was generated with slush-globeapp. Consult its README for more information.

Please note: do not reproduce Boston Globe logos or fonts without written permission.

Documentation

https://bostonglobe.github.io/snow/

Cronjob

Setup

• Run sudo pip install csvkit
• Run npm install -g shapefile d3 ndjson-cli mapshaper topojson-server topojson-simplify topojson-client
• Run brew install gdal

Run

• Every 15 minutes, run make all -B. This will generate output/snowtotals.topojson, if there is weather data. Publish this to production.
• If the make task errors out, it most likely means there is no snowfall data. Try again in 15 minutes.

Project setup

Clone repo and run yarn.

To start the local server, run gulp.

Deploy

Step 1: make a project folder on apps

• Either connect to the apps server (smb://legacydocroot.globe.com/web/bgapps/html/) or connect to shell and navigate to your directory (cd /web/bgapps/html/[section]/graphics/[year]/[month]/).
• If you're using the finder, simply make a new folder in the correct directory with your project name (reference config.json for your project name).
• If you're using terminal, mkdir [your-project-name]

Step 2: gulp

• Run gulp prod -u username to deploy. Outputs files into dist/prod folder in root.
• Optional: Use the flag --html to only upload the index.html file (use this if you have no updates to assets and want faster upload)
• Your graphic is now internally visible at http://dev.apps.bostonglobe.com/[section]/graphics/[year]/[month]/[graphic-name].

Step 3: publish assets

• In Terminal, connect to shell (your username is usually first initial last name): ssh rgoldenberg@shell.boston.com.
• Navigate to your graphic directory: cd /web/bgapps/html/[section]/graphics/[year]/[month]/[graphic-name].
• Run the command upload * in the root and each subdirectroy. (ex. cd css, then upload * to upload all files in that folder).

Public url

• https://apps.bostonglobe.com/[section]/graphics/[year]/[month]/[graphic-name]
• A zipped archive is also pushed to apps. It has the full unminified code for the future when gulp and stuff are fossils.