triptracker

Notice

The current version uses Google Maps API but does not adhere with googles terms. Future versions will use a different matrix solution. Currently the most likely candidate is https://github.com/Project-OSRM/osrm-backend.

About

tripTrackr is a Node/Express app that helps individuals keep track of their milage. It was made with a specific company in mind so the information asked for and provided is sparse and will likely need to be expanded if used outside that company.

Setup

1. Clone this repo

• npm install dependencies
• Set env variables * MongoDB as DB_CONN_TRIPTRAKER * Google Maps API key as GOOGLE_MATRIX_KEY
• npm start

Future Goals

• Change API from google to an alternate.
  • Because usage of the app will break Googles terms of service.
• Add printable documents.
  • I would like to be able to print
• Update app to use react.
  • The app covers several pages while calling in a lot of the same information. Turning it into a SPA should make the experience much smoother.
• Add more metrics.
  • It would be nice to look at more than just the miles. A gas cost calculator or a way to view your route.

Planing of the app

Reason behind the app

This app was made to solve the problem a friend of mine has had. Because of that the interface is set up according to the information I gathered directly from her.

Requested Features

• Create trips that span days
• Be able to give a starting point and an ending point
• Be able to create more than one leg of the trip
• When creating a new leg have the starting point be the ending point of the last leg.
• Get a table that contains the days information.

Technologies

• Node/Express
• MongoDB
• GoogleAPI
• Passport
• Heroku