Dashboard Domain Specification

This skill provides a structured approach to creating detailed domain specifications for dashboard projects. It ensures clarity and completeness by covering panel requirements, data sources, and interfaces.

Steps

1. Define Dashboard Purpose:

   • Clearly state the primary goal of the dashboard (e.g., monitoring, analytics, reporting).

2. List Panels:

   • Enumerate all panels to be included in the dashboard.
   • For each panel, specify:
     • Title: Descriptive name of the panel.
     • Purpose: What the panel aims to display or achieve.
     • Data Sources: Where the data for the panel will come from (e.g., APIs, databases).
     • Refresh Rate: How often the data should be updated (e.g., real-time, hourly).

3. Specify Data Sources:

   • Detail each data source, including:
     • Type: API, database, file, etc.
     • Endpoint/Path: URL or path to access the data.
     • Authentication: Any required credentials or tokens.
     • Data Format: JSON, CSV, etc.

4. Define Interfaces:

   • Describe the interfaces for interacting with the dashboard:
     • User Interface: Layout, navigation, and interactivity.
     • Programmatic Interface: APIs or hooks for external systems.

5. Include Examples:

   • Provide sample configurations or code snippets for common panels (e.g., time-series charts, tables).

Example

Panel Specification

- title: "Daily Active Users"
  purpose: "Display the number of active users per day"
  data_sources:
    - type: "API"
      endpoint: "https://api.example.com/users/daily"
      authentication: "Bearer token"
      data_format: "JSON"
  refresh_rate: "hourly"

Data Source Specification

- name: "User Activity API"
  type: "REST API"
  endpoint: "https://api.example.com/users"
  authentication: "OAuth 2.0"
  data_format: "JSON"

Best Practices

• Modularity: Keep panel specifications modular for easy updates.
• Consistency: Use consistent naming conventions for panels and data sources.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation for all components