mobilizon/docs/dev.md

Documentation for developpers

This file is a summary of the documentation for developpers. As explained in CONTRIBUTING.md, the main documentation is available at https://docs.joinmobilizon.org/contribute/

Technologies

Mobilizon is an app that uses:

• Elixir for backend,
• VueJS for front-end
• GraphQL as it's API layer

GraphQL is managed using:

• Absinthe on the backend
• VueApollo on the front-end.

UI is handled with Tailwind and Oruga.

Structure of sources

• config backend compile-time and runtime configuration
• docker 🐳
• js/src Front-end
• lib/federation Handling all the federation stuff (sending and receving activities, converting activities, signatures, helpers…)
• lib/graphql/schema The schema declarations for the GraphQL API
• lib/graphql/resolvers The logic behind the GraphQL API
• lib/mix/tasks CLI
• lib/mobilizon model structures, database queries
• lib/service various services
• lib/web controllers, middlewares, auth-related stuff
• test tests