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High-Level Architecture

Data Sources

Update job postings (tools.update_jobs)

Query Indeed.com RSS feed for new jobs.
Insert new jobs to 'resource' collection.
Check for expired jobs and remove from 'resource' collection.

Update bed availability (tools.update_beds)

Query NJHMIS for beds.csv.
Update bed availability for each shelter in 'resource' collection.

Update shelters (tools.update_shelters)

Query OpenHMIS API and add new shelter resources.
Perform reverse geocoding via Google Maps API.
Insert new shelters to 'resource' collection.

Clients

Mobile Web Application

All mobile web methods reside in the '/mobile' namespace.

iOS Application

Methods to support iOS requests:

/api/resource/get
/api/resource/list
/ios/admin
/ios/admin/update
/ios/shelter_register
/ios/job_new

Telephony Application

Inbound Twilio requests query 'resource' collection.

Methods to support Twilio requests:

/api/resource/sms_inbound
/api/resource/voice_inbound
/api/resource/voice_zipcode

Analytics

Localytics: iOS app event tracking

Google Analytics: Web app event tracking