Atlas Module 2.0

Abstract

The Atlas Module was created in Google Summer of Code 2011 as a way for implementations to easily create and maintain a marker on the OpenMRS Atlas. The module has not yet been widely adopted for two reasons: (1) it has not been distributed as part of OpenMRS, since OpenMRS 1.10 was delayed and later changed, and (2) creating or updating a marker depends on the module running in a production system connected to the public internet.

This project aims to address both of these issues by making a version of the Atlas Module to be distributed within OpenMRS 2.0 and allowing an implementation's marker to be registered to an OpenMRS ID, allowing for a the marker to be created or revised outside of the module.

Project Champions

• Paul Biondich
• Hamish Fraser
• Darius Jazayeri

Skills Needed

• Decent Java coding skills
• Basic SQL skills
• Some PHP experience will help

Objectives

• New Features
  • Adapt the Atlas Module to run within OpenMRS 2.0
  • Allow markers to be filtered by type(s)
• Marker Ownership
  • Refactor the Atlas Module and the OpenMRS Atlas website to register ownership of an implementation marker (via OpenMRS ID)
  • Provide a mechanism to "recover" control of a marker using the registered OpenMRS ID
  • Allow a user to link to an existing marker from within the Atlas Module, using their OpenMRS ID
• Administration
  • Create administrative screen(s) for the Atlas Server to more easily manage markers

Extra Credit

• New Features
  • Provide a tool to export a slide for presentation (e.g., using phantomjs to create slide-worthy image)
• Marker Ownership
  • Allow a user to create their marker directly on the Atlas website
  • Allow a user to update or delete their marker directly on the Atlas website
  • Provide a mechanism to transfer ownership from one OpenMRS ID to another (registered owner specifies a new owner's OpenMRS ID)

Resources

• Atlas Module page and user guide
• Original Atlas Module project page