islemaster / connectmydots

Network visualization for arts entrepreneurs

Connect My Dots ⋯

Network visualization for arts entrepreneurs

Development build

Prerequisites: Node 6, Yarn, PostgreSQL 9, Heroku CLI

Initial set-up:

1. Install dependencies: yarn at the repository root
2. Create a database from the schema in connectmydots.sql
3. Make a local .env file with DATABASE_URL and SESSION_SECRET keys
4. Do a build and start the static build watcher with gulp (then Ctrl+C if you don't want the watcher)
5. Run the server with heroku local
6. Open localhost:5000 in your browser

connectmydots's Issues

Record resource producer/consumer roles for nodes

Be able to say "this node creates work" and "this node provides space" to suggest opportunities for new collaborations.

Unify node selection in list and on graph

When you select a node in the node list on the left, the related node in the graph on the right should highlight. Conversely, selecting a node in the graph should select the related node in the node list.

Import from Social Networks

I'd like to be able to import my contacts and their interconnections from LinkedIn, Facebook or Google.

Save multiple graphs

I would like to have multiple 'save slots' where I can build different networks and have them all save.

Suggest "weak ties" as opportunities

Detect nodes that have few connections in common with the user and might be useful bridging connections.

I should be able to sign in and save my graph to an account

Haven't picked a sign-in solution yet.

Interaction Tracking

Ability to record a history of interactions with any given node in the graph, and derive interaction frequency from that.

Display network statistics

Need to research particularly interesting stats to show.

Point-in-time display

If I record a 'first contact' date for people in my graph, I should be able to 'go back in time' and see what my graph looked like on a certain date.

When I click on the selected node in the graph, it should deselect.

Right now you can select nodes in the graph, and when you select a new node it deselects the old node. However, there is no way to entirely clear the selection. Clicking on the selected node should cause it to deselect, leaving the graph in its original, no-nodes-selected state.

Swap d3 force layout for more stable cola.js layout

See demo of interactive cola.js graph that is clearly more stable and does additions/removals with less "springiness"