The following issues were raised with the table that replays CSV data to users: 1. the table could not be located by low vision users using the reflow technique 2. the content should be presented in a single column when the reflow technique is used Number 2. came from the Web Content Accessibility guidelines (WCAG) success criteria 1.4.10 Reflow. I wasn't able to reproduce number 1. so asked the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC), who tested it originally, for help. Tom Shaw from DAC kindly retested it and found the problem was gone so I am considering it fixed. I am treating number 2. as a misinterpretation of the success criteria as it lists data tables as an exception to the rule: "Except for parts of the content which require two-dimensional layout for usage or meaning. ...Examples of content which requires two-dimensional layout are images, maps, diagrams, video, games, presentations, data tables, and interfaces where it is necessary to keep toolbars in view while manipulating content." The full page is here: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/reflow.html
notifications-admin
GOV.UK Notify admin application - https://www.notifications.service.gov.uk/
Features of this application
- Register and manage users
- Create and manage services
- Send batch emails and SMS by uploading a CSV
- Show history of notifications
First-time setup
1. Install Homebrew
Install Homebrew, a package manager for OSX:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
2. Make sure you're using correct language versions
Languages needed
Need to install node? Run:
brew install node
2.1. pyenv For Python version management
pyenv is a program to manage and swap between different versions of Python. To install:
brew install pyenv
And then follow the further installation instructions in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#installation to configure it.
2.2. n For Node version management
NPM is Node's package management tool. n is a tool for managing
different versions of Node. The following installs n and uses the long term support (LTS)
version of Node.
npm install -g n
n lts
3. Install NPM dependencies
npm install
npm rebuild node-sass
4. Install and use virtualenvwrapper (optional)
We suggest using a virtualenv to separate the python dependencies for this project from python dependencies for other projects.
Install virtualenvwrapper:
pip install virtualenvwrapper
Then follow the virtualenvwrapper installation instructions docs to configure virtualenvwrapper for your terminal.
Set up your virtualenv:
mkvirtualenv notifications-admin
If you need to specify a certain version of python you can do this using -p, for example:
mkvirtualenv -p ~/.pyenv/versions/3.6.3/bin/python notifications-admin
Activate your virtualenv:
workon notifications-admin
5. Install Python dependencies
Install dependencies and build the frontend assets:
./scripts/bootstrap.sh
Note: You may need versions of both Python 3 and Python 2 accessible to build the python dependencies. pyenv is great for that, and making both Python versions accessible can be done like so:
pyenv global 3.6.3 2.7.15
6. Create a local environment.sh file
In the root directory of the application, run:
echo "
export NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT='development'
export FLASK_APP=application.py
export FLASK_DEBUG=1
export WERKZEUG_DEBUG_PIN=off
"> environment.sh
7. AWS credentials
Your aws credentials should be stored in a folder located at ~/.aws. Follow Amazon's instructions for storing them correctly
8. Running the application
In the root directory of the application, run:
./scripts/run_app.sh
Then visit localhost:6012
Updating application dependencies
requirements.txt file is generated from the requirements-app.txt in order to pin
versions of all nested dependencies. If requirements-app.txt has been changed (or
we want to update the unpinned nested dependencies) requirements.txt should be
regenerated with
make freeze-requirements
requirements.txt should be committed alongside requirements-app.txt changes.
Automatically rebuild the frontend assets
If you want the front end assets to re-compile on changes, leave this running in a separate terminal from the app
npm run watch
Working with static assets
When running locally static assets are served by Flask at http://localhost:6012/static/…
When running on preview, staging and production there’s a bit more to it:
