Volunteer Java Programmer : Our Door System

[Martin Bogomolni]

O Awesome Members of the Hackerspace,

Is there one of you with awesome Java-Programing skills for front and back-end programming?  

Our open-source door system is written in Java, and there are a few missing features -- plus it's a bit clunky to use.  We don't have an authenticated login system for it, and the interface is very basic.

If there's someone out there that can help:

* Clean up & modernize the interface

* Add user and session logins to the system w/ permissions

* Improve the interface so we can add readers to tools/cabinets as well as doors

* Add an API so our locks can talk to the server via TCP/IP or UDP instead of directly twiddling the MySQL database

* Improve logging, add support for syslog/rsyslog + auditing

BONUS : 

* Federate login between hackerspaces + locations between multiple Cerberus-prox systems via a safe/encrypted/authenticated API.

This would be a tremendous help to ATX Hackerspace, but also the hackerspace and makerspace community in general.

Warmly,

Martin Bogomolni

Director of Education, Founder

ATX Hackerspace

[Martin Bogomolni]

P.S.) 

There is a Rails app that provides a Cerberus-Prox frontend:

https://github.com/csquared/cerberus-prox-frontend

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[Luke Keyes]

I can take a peak, my Java skills have significantly improved in the past 3 years.

Is there a repo?  How are we issue tracking?

[Martin Bogomolni]

We have hundreds of dollars invested in hardware and RFID cards + Keys.  If the system doesn't work with HID Prox/ProxII readers, then this is a non-starter.

Before y'all spiral this out of control, please pay attention to the request I made.  I have a _specific_ project in mind, of limited scope.  

We can look at doing replacements later.  For now, I want to concentrate on making incremental improvements to the system we have, and finishing the work that was started.  The goals are:

1) Look at the front-end interface, and clean up the UI to make it easier to administrate cards and ID's.

2) Add HTTPS/SSL and also support for login/passwords to administrate the system.

3) Support the current hardwware ( RPi + Relay shields ) for doors, cabinets, and tools over TCP/IP ( including possibly WiFi on the RPi 3 w/ Encryption ) 

4) Make sure that all data sent between the server and the locks/doors is encrypted end-to-end.

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[Martin Bogomolni]

I have found the source code for our implementation of Cerberus-Prox, and I'm looking for the web interface code now.  

I don't have the RPI code, but Rob Ristroph knows where it is. 

-M

[Mark VanAken]

I can take a look, and see how I can help. 

[James Hughes]

If you need some rails work, I can help out.

- James

[Martin Bogomolni]

Thanks!  DriverDan ( Dan DeFelippi ) is taking point on coordinating the project.  We're looking for the last used versions of the code, and getting it up on github if possible.