Update all the data of the application #122

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   on May 3, 2024
2. NikolasPpd commented on May 4, 2024

   

   NikolasPpd

   on May 4, 2024

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   A few months ago I created a scraper that automatically gets the latest faculty info from UoM's website. The output format is a little different to what is currently being used here.

   Currently, we have one .js file for every department: https://github.com/open-source-uom/myuom/tree/main/src/assets/data/professors

   Each such file has an array of objects containing faculty information. For example:

   {
       imgUrl: 'https://www.uom.gr/assets/site/public/nodes/1234/some-image.jpg',
       fname: i18n.t('first_name'),
       lname: i18n.t('last_name'),
       title: i18n.t('title'),
       tel: '2310 000 000',
       email: 'example@uom.edu.gr',
       building: 'ABC',
       office: '000'
   },
   

   Some fields are hardcoded directly in here, while others get their localized values from i18n.

   The scraper outputs one .json file per department per language
   

   with similar json objects to the one above

   {
       "imgURL": "https://www.uom.gr/assets/site/public/nodes/1234/some-image.jpg",
       "profileURL": "https://www.uom.gr/example",
       "fullName": "John Smith",
       "phoneNumber": "2310 000 000",
       "email": "example@uom.edu.gr",
       "department": "Βαλκανικών, Σλαβικών & Ανατολικών Σπουδών",
       "title": "Ε.Ε.Π. (Ειδικό Εκπαιδευτικό Προσωπικό)",
       "building": "ABC",
       "office": "000"
   },
   

   This way there is some repetition on fields that don't change between locales, but the reasoning behind the output files and their structure is you run the scraper periodically, get the latest faculty info, drag and drop the files into a folder within the myUoM project and you're done.

   The goal is to minimize manual intervention to the maximum extent. With our current approach when faculty info changes you have to manually look through different files in different folders with information being all over the place which can quickly turn into a tedious task.
3. Gorachand-Senapati commented on Mar 14, 2025

   

   Gorachand-Senapati

   on Mar 14, 2025

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   Hi @GeorgeApos ,

   I’d like to work on this issue. I can help update the data and JSON files, including professors' information (titles, EDIP professors, etc.), restaurant menus, services, and other related details.

   Here’s my plan:

   Collect the necessary data (e.g., professor titles, EDIP professors, etc.) from reliable sources.

   Update the JSON files with the new data.

   Verify the updates for accuracy and consistency.

   Let me know if there are any specific guidelines or priorities I should follow. I’m happy to collaborate and make sure everything is up-to-date!