Introduction

Overall Description

Regterschot Racing wants has requested us to build an API where a member of the racecrew can view the data sent by a racecar in real-time. This data needs to be converted into charts that accurately represents the data in a clear way. This means that the data should be understood by the raceteam. All graphs are placed in a dashboard that is seen by crewmembers that are logged into the application. Viewers can also see a restricted set of data. Regterschot wants this API to be deployed in a web-application. The data that is retrieved from the broker, will eventually end up in a database. The web-application needs to have a constant connection to the database, to show past data. The present data is retrieved from a broker that the team at Regterschot Racing had already made. This broker will send data twenty times per second to the application. It is important that the communication with the database and broker provides a fast and reliable way to bring data to the website. The system needs to be easily expandable, so that it may be able to add new features in the future. Because Regterschot Racing wants this application to be expandable, we need to have a clear and informational instruction on how the code works. Our project will be followed up by multiple groups that will build upon our code. These groups might be international groups and therefore everything needs to be documented in English, so that they may understand how our code works.

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