Platform frameworks and tools our development team use
Frontend
Delegate FE (User)
- Angular 17: Core framework for the web application.
- Ionic 7: UI framework which provides "native" style components for iOS and Android.
- NGRX: State management library providing maintainable patterns for development.
- Ably: Allows for realtime websocket messages which are used for engagement, messages, alerts and notifications.
- Capacitor: Allows for compiling the web app to an Android & iOS native app using web view technologies.
- Mux: Provides components for a smooth user experience when viewing livestreams and on demand videos.
- OneSignal: Used for native push notifications to devices (when installed as native app).
New CMS (Admin)
- Angular 17: Core framework for the web application.
- NX: Monorepo build system enhancing maintainability over the codebase.
- Angular Material UI: UI framework providing core elements such as form inputs and buttons.
- Ably: Allows for realtime websocket messages which are used for updating stats in realtime.
- LiveChat: Provides the embedded 'Chat to support' widget.
Registration Suite (User)
- Angular 17: Core framework for the web application.
- NX: Monorepo build system enhancing maintainability over the codebase.
- Angular Material UI: UI framework providing core elements such as form inputs and buttons.
Video Break Outs (User)
- Angular 17: Core framework for the web application.
- NX: Monorepo build system enhancing maintainability over the codebase.
- Angular Material UI: UI framework providing core elements such as form inputs and buttons.
- Ably: Allows for realtime websocket messages which are used for updating the view in realtime.
- LiveKit Video: Realtime video library to allow the publishing and receiving of video and audio tracks in calls.
Kiosks (User)
- Angular 17: Core framework for the web application.
- NX: Monorepo build system enhancing maintainability over the codebase.
- Angular Material UI: UI framework providing core elements such as form inputs and buttons.
- Electron: Framework to generate native desktop applications, used for the printer tray software with kiosks.
Legacy CMS (Admin)
- Angular 9: Core framework for the web application.
- Angular JS: Legacy Core framework for the web application.
- Ably: Allows for realtime websocket messages which are used for updating stats in realtime.
- LiveChat: Provides the embedded 'Chat to support' widget.
Smart Sessions (User)
- Angular 15: Core framework for the web application.
- Angular Material UI: UI framework providing core elements such as form inputs and buttons.
- Ably: Allows for realtime websocket messages which are used for updating the view in realtime.
- Twilio Video: Realtime video library to allow the publishing and receiving of video and audio tracks in calls.
- PixiJS: Core rendering engine to display users, bubbles and graphics to users.
- NGRX: State management library providing maintainable patterns for development.
Backend
Main API
- Django 4.2.11: Core framework for the API.
- Amazon SES: Email service for all delegate and admin communication via the platform and CMS.
- Amazon RDS: Relational database management system.
Smart Sessions API
- FastAPI 0.x.x: Core framework for the API.
- ably 1.2.1: passing actions (eg leaving a bubble) between FE and API
Mettings API
- FastAPI 0.70.0: Core framework for the API.
Public API
- FastAPI 0.100.1: Core framework for the API.
Analytics Microsite
- Amazon Glue: main powerhouse for processing and retrieval of big data
Infrastructure
- Backend projects are hosted on AWS ECS, Frankfurt Data Centres.
- Frontend projects are hosted on AWS S3 and distributed via AWS CloudFront.
- Livestreams and on demand videos are served from Mux.
- Realtime video calling (VBO & SS) is provided from Twilio.
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