# dispatch-tracker

A slightly older version of this application is still in use for one of
the companies I wrote this for some number of years ago.

Most of the features are here and the application fulfills the use case.


## Things to fix/add going forward:

  * More friendly error pages
  * Description format field for customer objects &
    * on load create page dynamically pull in customer description format
      and display above the form field
  * Upload Invoice logos on Identity Objects for use in Invoices 
  * Change Name To "Load Pay System" -- we're going to think about it
    * Freight Invoicing System
  * Add in an audit log again. ( I ripped it out rather than trying to port it
	to Django 3.2 ) 

## Docker Environment setup

Out of the box you should be able to run:

```shell
$ docker build -t dispatch-tracker:latest .
```

To build a container that will start up a demo version of the application.

This demo container runs:

  * Nginx
  * uwsgi
  * postgresql

The container image has numerous configuration options via environment
variables. Check out the `entrypoint.sh` file for more information on the
specifics there.

With a few tweaks it should be suitable for production deployments, though
you'll want to disable the embedded Postgres database and use a separate server,
ideally with failover.


## To get a development system setup:

It's a pretty straightforward Django application, `requirements.txt` should
point you in the right direction there, `app/settings.py` can be adjusted
to point at whatever database back end you choose via environment variables.

# Misc

Name brainstorming / Use case: 

```
Subcontractor invoicing system

Subcontractor Freight Invoicing System

A business solution for subcontractors that don't invoice you.

```