PulseGig

PulseGig is a web app to get text alerts for shows.

APIs used

• Songkick for concert database
• Twilio for texts
• Google for URL shortening in texts

Installation

• Python 2.6.6+ is required.

• Clone this repo:

git clone https://github.com/amagnus/pulsegig.git

• Install requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

• Get API keys for Songkick, Twilio and Google.

• Enter proper settings in /pulsegig/settings. Environment variables are being used. Feel free to use regular settings or whatever you feel comfortable with.

• Synchronize the database state with current models

./manage.py migrate app

• Start development server

./manage.py runserver --settings=pulsegig.settings.local

Scheduled tasks

A few management commands are running as cron jobs to pull data off Songkick and send texts accordingly.

• Pull Songkick for new shows and add alerts to queue:

0 */3 * * *  /var/www/pulsegig.com/manage.py cron --settings=blogsc.settings.production >> /var/log/pullshows.log

• Process texts queue:

*/20 * * * *  /var/www/pulsegig.com/manage.py cron_autosender --settings=blogsc.settings.production >> /var/log/pullshows.log

• Update bands similarity bindings in database:

0 2 * * *  /var/www/pulsegig.com/manage.py cron_similar --settings=blogsc.settings.production >> /var/log/pullshows.log

• Pull Songkick for any new show for bands similar to subscribed bands, and add alerts to queue:

0 7 * * *  /var/www/pulsegig.com/manage.py cron_sim_check --settings=blogsc.settings.production >> /var/log/pullshows.log