GSoC 2021: Administration Dashboard

Description

The administration dashboard serves as the "home page" for administrative functions. Key features include:

• The basic layout for administration functions (e.g., navigation of function on the left and a content pane on the right).
• An extension point to allow other frontend modules to add additional administration sections.
• Packages core administration functions into a single micro frontend artifact and delivers that within an OpenMRS module.
• Automatically generates additional sections for traditional OpenMRS modules.

Skills Needed

• Familiarity with Java and JavaScript
• Familiarity with React and TypeScript
• Good understanding of REST
• HTML/CSS

Objectives

• Provide the framework and layout for administrative functions in the micro frontend framework.
  • Layout with header, gutter, body
  • Extension point for admin functions to add themselves to the list
• Support admin pages from OpenMRS modules
  • Modules declare administration pages in the legacy UI by implementing AdministrationSectionExt. Add a REST endpoint to allow someone with appropriate privileges to retrieve the module title along with a map of links their names.
    • Examples of popular modules that have admin links through this mechanism: REST Web Services, HTML Form Entry, ID Generation, Reports, Address Hierarchy, Atlas Module
  • Retrieve the list of modules and add a section for each module using its title and showing a list of its admin pages as links that open in a new tab

Resources

• OpenMRS 3.0: A Frontend Framework that enables collaboration and better User Experience
• REST Web Services API For Clients
• FHIR 101: OpenMRS Strategy, Tools, FHIR API, and Help

Extra Credit

• Bundle the administration UI along with a core set of admin functions into an Admin 3.0 module that can be loaded into OpenMRS reference application

Project Champions

• Burke Mamlin
• Daniel Kayiwa