Enketo Express
The full-fledged Enketo web application for the ODK ecosystem
Overview:
Enketo Express, now part of the Enketo monorepo, is a web application designed as an alternative or complement to ODK Collect. It serves as a core component of the ODK ecosystem and is utilized by various organizations. The project, initiated in 2009 by Martijn van de Rijdt, is currently maintained by the ODK team, primarily led by Trevor Schmidt. The primary goals of Enketo include aligning with ODK Collect, improving error messages, and enhancing long-term maintainability through code modernization and simplification.
Features:
- Web Application: Enketo Express is a web-based application.
- Compatibility: Can be used as a core component of the ODK ecosystem.
- Translation: User interface translations are available in multiple languages.
- Collaborative Development: Project priorities are set in collaboration with the Technical Advisory Board.
- Maintenance: Focus on improving long-term maintainability through modernizing code bases.
- Error Handling: Improving error messages for better user experience.
- Community Engagement: Feature requests and project discussions are encouraged on the ODK forum.
- Express
Express.js is a simple Node.js framework for single, multi-page, and hybrid web applications.
- SCSS
SCSS is a preprocessor scripting language that extends the capabilities of CSS by adding features such as variables, nesting, and mixins. It allows developers to write more efficient and maintainable CSS code, and helps to streamline the development process by reducing repetition and increasing reusability.
- Grunt
Grunt is a popular JavaScript task runner that automates repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, and testing, allowing developers to focus on writing code.
- Pug
Pug is a high-performance template engine for Node.js and browsers that enables developers to write HTML templates using a concise and intuitive syntax. It supports a range of features, including template inheritance, conditionals, loops, mixins, and more, and can be easily integrated into a variety of web frameworks and build tools.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
