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[![CI/CD Pipeline](https://github.com/communitiesuk/mhclg-data-collection-beta/actions/workflows/pipeline.yml/badge.svg?branch=main&event=push)](https://github.com/communitiesuk/mhclg-data-collection-beta/actions/workflows/pipeline.yml)
# Data Collection App
This is the codebase for the Ruby/Rails app that will handle the submission of Lettings and Sales of Social Housing in England data.
This is the codebase for the Ruby on Rails app that will handle the submission of Lettings and Sales of Social Housing in England data.
## Required Setup
Pre-requisites
Pre-requisites:
- Ruby
- Rails
- Postgres
### Quick start
### Setup Quickstart
Copy the `.env.example` to `.env` and replace the database credentials with your local postgres user credentials.
1. Copy the `.env.example` to `.env` and replace the database credentials with your local postgres user credentials.
Install the dependencies
2. Install the dependencies:\
`bundle install`
Create the database
3. Create the database:\
`rake db:create`
Run the database migrations
4. Run the database migrations:\
`rake db:migrate`
Start the rails server
```
rails s
```
This starts the rails server on localhost:3000
5. Install the frontend depenencies:\
`yarn install`
or using Docker
6. Start the Rails server:\
`bundle exec rails s`
```
The Rails server will start on <http://localhost:3000>.
### Using Docker
```sh
docker-compose build
docker-compose run --rm app rails db:create
docker-compose up
```
This exposes the rails server on localhost:8080.
The Rails server will start on <http://localhost:8080>.
Note docker-compose runs the production docker image (RAILS_ENV=production) as the Dockerfile doesn't include development gems to keep the image size down.
Note `docker-compose` runs the production docker image (`RAILS_ENV=production`) as the Dockerfile doesn’t include development gems to keep the image size down.
## Infrastructure
### Infrastructure
This application is running on [GOV.UK PaaS](https://www.cloud.service.gov.uk/). To deploy you need to:
This application is running on [Gov PaaS](https://www.cloud.service.gov.uk/). To deploy you need to:
1. Contact your organisation manager to get an account in `dluhc-core` organization and in the relevant spaces (sandbox/production).
- Contact your organisation manager to get an account in `dluhc-core` organization and in the relevant spaces (sandbox/production).
- Install the cloudfoundry cli https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/install-go-cli.html
2. [Install the Cloud Foundry CLI](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/install-go-cli.html)
- Login <br/>
3. Login:\
`cf login -a api.london.cloud.service.gov.uk -u <your_username>`
- Set your deployment target (sandbox/production) <br/>
4. Set your deployment target (sandbox/production):\
`cf target -o dluhc-core -s <deploy_environment>`
- Deploy <br/>
5. Deploy:\
`cf push dluhc-core --strategy rolling`. This will use the [manifest file](manifest.yml)
Once the app is deployed:
- Get a rails console <br/>
1. Get a Rails console:\
`cf ssh dluhc-core -t -c "/tmp/lifecycle/launcher /home/vcap/app 'rails console' ''"`
- Check logs <br />
2. Check logs:\
`cf logs dluhc-core --recent`
## CI/CD
### CI/CD
When a commit is made to `main` the following Github action jobs are triggered:
1. Test - RSpec runs our test suite
2. Deploy - If the Test stage passes, this deploys the app to our Gov PaaS account using the cloudfoundry cli
When a commit is made to `main` the following GitHub action jobs are triggered:
When a pull request is opened to `main` only the test stage runs.
1. **Test**: RSpec runs our test suite
2. **Deploy**: If the Test stage passes, this job will deploy the app to our GOV.UK PaaS account using the Cloud Foundry CLI
When a pull request is opened to `main` only the Test stage runs.
### Single log submission
## Single log submission
The form for this is driven by a json file in `/config/forms/{start_year}_{end_year}.json`
The form for this is driven by a JSON file in `/config/forms/{start_year}_{end_year}.json`
The JSON should follow the structure:
```
```jsonc
{
form_type: [lettings/sales]
start_year: yyyy
end_year: yyyy
sections: {
snake case section name string: {
label: string,
subsections: {
snake case subsection name string: {
label: string,
pages: {
snake case page name string: {
header: string,
description: string,
questions: {
snake case question name string: {
header: string,
hint_text: string,
type: [text / numeric / radio / checkbox / date ],
min: integer, (numeric only),
max: integer, (numeric only),
step: integer (numeric only),
answer_options: { (checkbox and radio only)
"0": string,
"1": string
"form_type": "lettings" / "sales",
"start_year": Integer, // i.e. 2020
"end_year": Integer, // i.e. 2021
"sections": {
"[snake_case_section_name_string]": {
"label": String,
"subsections": {
"[snake_case_subsection_name_string]": {
"label": String,
"pages": {
"[snake_case_page_name_string]": {
"header": String,
"description": String,
"questions": {
"[snake_case_question_name_string]": {
"header": String,
"hint_text": String,
"type": "text" / "numeric" / "radio" / "checkbox" / "date",
"min": Integer, // numeric only
"max": Integer, // numeric only
"step": Integer, // numeric only
"answer_options": { // checkbox and radio only
"0": String,
"1": String
}
}
}
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- The ActiveRecord case log model has a field for each question name (must match)
- Text not required by a page/question such as a header or hint text should be passed as an empty string
## Useful documentation (external dependencies)
### Useful documentation (external dependencies)
##### DfE Form Builder Gem
### GOV.UK Design System Form Builder for Rails
- [Examples](https://govuk-form-builder.netlify.app/)
- [Technical Docs](https://www.rubydoc.info/gems/govuk_design_system_formbuilder/)
- [Technical docs](https://www.rubydoc.info/gems/govuk_design_system_formbuilder/)
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/DFE-Digital/govuk-formbuilder)
##### Alpha Gov UK frontend gem
### GOV.UK Frontend
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend)
##### Hotwire (Turbo/Stimulus)
### Hotwire (Turbo/Stimulus)
- [Docs](https://turbo.hotwired.dev/)

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