Welcome to the OutbreakX-Attic! This repository contains various utility scripts, tools, and resources used to support the development and operation of the OutbreakX platform. OutbreakX-Attic is intended to store supplementary components that extend or enhance the functionality of OutbreakX.
The OutbreakX project is an open-source platform designed for infectious disease surveillance, leveraging geospatial data to track outbreaks in real-time. OutbreakX-Attic serves as a collection of utilities, scripts, and toolkits required for OutbreakX, facilitating data processing, system administration, testing, and other supporting tasks.
This repository will be updated with useful resources as they are developed. Some potential categories include:
- Data Processing Scripts: Utilities for data cleaning, transformation, or integration with external datasets.
- Deployment & Automation Scripts: Scripts for setting up environments, automating deployments, and managing infrastructure.
- Testing Tools: Tools for testing various components of OutbreakX, including mock data generation, API testing, and geospatial data validation.
- Geospatial Tools: Functions and utilities to manipulate geospatial data or integrate additional geospatial libraries.
- Other Utilities: Any additional code or resources that enhance or support the primary OutbreakX platform.
To get started with the utilities provided in OutbreakX-Attic, you may follow these general steps:
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/outbreakx-attic.git
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Review the documentation for each utility in its respective folder, including setup instructions and usage examples.
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Install dependencies for any specific utility if required:
npm install # For Node.js-based utilities
Each utility or toolkit within this repository should have its own README file or a section explaining its purpose, dependencies, and usage. Please refer to the individual folders and files for more information on each component.
Contributions are welcome! If you have any tools, utilities, or resources that could benefit the OutbreakX platform, feel free to submit a pull request. Before contributing, please ensure that:
- Your code is well-documented.
- Dependencies are clearly listed.
- Usage examples or instructions are provided if needed.
This repository is licensed under the MIT License. For more details, see the LICENSE file.
For questions, suggestions, or issues related to OutbreakX-Attic, please open an issue or reach out via the main OutbreakXrepository.
Thank you for your interest in contributing during Hacktoberfest! We’re excited to have contributors from around the world join us in building a platform that can make a real impact in public health.
- Sign Up for Hacktoberfest: Go to the Hacktoberfest website and register to have your contributions counted.
- Browse Issues: Check out the Issues labeled with
hacktoberfest,good first issue, orhelp wantedfor tasks suited for all experience levels. - Get Started:
- Fork this repository and clone it locally.
- Work on the issue, following our contribution guidelines.
- Once ready, open a pull request for review.
- Quality Contributions: To ensure meaningful contributions, please avoid making low-quality PRs. PRs that are spammy or unrelated will be marked as invalid.
- Documentation is Important: Contributions to documentation, adding tests, or improving the code structure are highly appreciated.
- Follow the Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct outlines the standards we expect. Please ensure all interactions are respectful and constructive.
By participating in Hacktoberfest with OutbreakX, you’re helping to create a tool for tracking infectious disease outbreaks, benefiting both local and global communities. This is a chance to make an impact with open-source contributions that really matter.
Thank you for being part of this effort, and happy coding!