Make passing config file optional by adding a set of default configs

[abhineet97]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Users have to pass a JSON formatted configuration file to start Taswira. This i

Describe the solution you'd like
I believe that we can make this configuration file optional by hard-coding a set of configs for all the common ecosystem indicators. We can build on the example config file that is available in the README:

[
  {
    "database_indicator": "NPP",
    "file_pattern": "NPP*.tiff",
    "graph_units": "Ktc",
    "palette": "Greens"
  },
  {
    "database_indicator": "NBP",
    "file_pattern": "NBP*.tiff",
    "palette": "Greens"
  },
  {
    "database_indicator": "NEP",
    "file_pattern": "NEP*.tiff",
    "palette": "Reds"
  },
  {
    "title": "AG Biomass",
    "database_indicator": "Aboveground Biomass",
    "file_pattern": "AG_Biomass_C_*.tiff",
    "palette": "YlGnBu",
    "graph_units": "Mtc"
  }
]

[gmajan]

@abhineet97 @Mohitkumar6122 would like to work on the visualisation tool. Would this be the best issue to start with? Can you pls assist to get this process going? thx.
Mohit can you share your email so I can add you to Slack? thx

[Mohitkumar6122]

@abhineet97 @Mohitkumar6122 would like to work on the visualisation tool. Would this be the best issue to start with? Can you pls assist to get this process going? thx.
Mohit can you share your email so I can add you to Slack? thx

my mail id : [email protected]
btw thanks for the opportunity.

[abhineet97]

Sure @gmajan, I'll try to help how ever I can.

Hi, @Mohitkumar6122

I would suggest you to go through the docs and setup your development environment. We can then discuss this issue.

Please feel free to open a new issue if you encounter any trouble while setting up.

Welcome to moja global!

[Mohitkumar6122]

Sure @gmajan, I'll try to help how ever I can.

Hi, @Mohitkumar6122

I would suggest you to go through the docs and setup your development environment. We can then discuss this issue.

Please feel free to open a new issue if you encounter any trouble while setting up.

Welcome to moja global!

i completed setup and installation but i am getting problem in usage , how to use it , could you explain me a little about it @abhineet97

[abhineet97]

@Mohitkumar6122, there's some sample data here. Please download it and also create a indicators.json file based on the example given above.

After that, try running by passing these files:

$ taswira indicators.json sample_data/sample_1/output_files/spatial sample_data/sample_1/output_files/compiled_gcbm_output.db

You're browser should automatically open up with Taswira's interface.

[Mohitkumar6122]

@Mohitkumar6122, there's some sample data here. Please download it and also create a indicators.json file based on the example given above.

After that, try running by passing these files:

$ taswira indicators.json sample_data/sample_1/output_files/spatial sample_data/sample_1/output_files/compiled_gcbm_output.db

You're browser should automatically open up with Taswira's interface.

Should i keep these files and json file in same directory as visulaization tool or somewhere else ?

[abhineet97]

@Mohitkumar6122, it doesn't matter where you keep them. You just need to pass their path as command-line parameters. Try providing absolute paths like /home/neet/files/ or C:\Users\Neet\Desktop.

Let me know if you encounter any problem but please create a new issue as this issue is going off-topic. In that issue please also include the operating system that you're using.

[Mohitkumar6122]

@Mohitkumar6122, it doesn't matter where you keep them. You just need to pass their path as command-line parameters. Try providing absolute paths like /home/neet/files/ or C:\Users\Neet\Desktop.

Let me know if you encounter any problem but please create a new issue as this issue is going off-topic. In that issue please also include the operating system that you're using.

Thanks now it is working fine .. !
Could you describe this issue to me .?

[abhineet97]

Yes, @Mohitkumar6122.

As described in the original description, I'm thinking about hard coding a set of default config values. I'm talking about the values that are read from the file passed in the config parameter of the CLI --- where you might've passed indicators.json while trying out the program.

Users would still be able to pass custom configs if they dislike the defaults. The main benefit would be that they wont have to worry about passing anything. This I believe, will make Taswira more user-friendly.