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Platform frameworks and tools our development team use

Frontend

Delegate FE (User)
  • Angular 15: Core framework for the web application.
  • Ionic 6: 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 16: 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.
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. 
Video Break Outs (User)
  • Svelte 3: Core framework for the web application.
  • Svelte 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.

Backend

Main API
  • Django 3.2.19: 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.x.x: Core framework for the API.
Public API
  • FastAPI 0.x.x: Core framework for the API.
Analytics Microsite
  • Flask 2.0.0: Core framework for the microsite.
  • google-analytics-data 0.11.2: querying GA4 properties
  • mux-python 3.3.1: querying Mux data for live streams
  • 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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