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'''EnduraNet''' was a web application which displayed and allowed the manipulation of information relevant to the Endurance Coalition's Arma metagame. Its primary function was [[Certifications|certification]] tracking. The application is currently suspended and inaccessible.

[[File:Enduranet logo.png|thumb|322x322px|EnduraNet logo.]]

~~: ''This page goes over EnduraNet's purpose, function, and history. To visit the current live version of EnduraNet, [https://enduranet.edcgaming.org click me].''~~

'''EnduraNet''' is a database front-end which tracks information of interest to the Endurance Coalition. At present, its primary function is certification tracking. It records what certifications are available, their prerequisite, who made them, along with all members who are certified on a given certification, when a particular member's certification expires (if applicable), and so on.

== History ==

EnduraNet was created by Sirdog in late April of 2025 as a project to see if he could ~~work with databases~~ and ~~display the information via~~ a ~~front-end website~~. ~~For certification tracking, which was the~~ original ~~intended~~ goal~~, when ''practical'',~~ using a database ~~is preferable to manual tracking~~ for ~~[https://blog.airtable.com/~~database-~~vs-spreadsheet/ many reasons]~~.

EnduraNet was created by Sirdog in late April of 2025 as a project to see if he could learn how to take information in a database and present it on a public facing web page. The original goal of EnduraNet was to track certifications. Sirdog desired using a database for this so that {{Abbr|EDC|Endurance Coalition}} could leverage all of the benefits which come with using a database; automatic determination of expiry, highly-customizable querying of information, and so on.[[File:Enduranet-mvp.png|thumb|425x425px|Screenshot of EnduraNet v0.1.0.]]

[[File:Enduranet-mvp.png|thumb|425x425px|Screenshot of EnduraNet v0.1.0.]]

A [[wikipedia:Minimum viable product|minimum viable product]] released on April 29. Soon after the application became [[wikipedia:Version control|version controlled]] on a private GitHub repository.

~~The project eventually resulted in a~~ [[wikipedia:Minimum viable product|minimum viable product]] ~~with version 0.1.0 releasing~~ on April ~~29th, 2025~~. Soon after, [[wikipedia:Version control|version ~~controlling~~]] ~~was~~ introduced ~~with GitHub~~, and ~~SierraKomodo began~~ to ~~contribute~~ to it's ~~codebase, bringing considerable programming knowledge which~~ Sirdog ~~lacked~~.

On July 1 Discord [[wikipedia:Single sign-on|single sign-on]], [[wikipedia:Create, read, update and delete|CRUD]] operations, and Discord account based permissions were implemented. This introduced the ability for information such as members, certifications, and certification history to be changed with front-facing forms rather than manually editing the database. An administrative panel was also introduced which gave EDC leadership the means to selectively decide which members could perform what operations.

On August 27 the project was suspended by Sirdog due to a lack of rekindling interest in Arma within the community despite on-going development. The decision to suspend the application's development was more or less finalized after Sirdog received verbal confirmation from Fleff on August 26 that the [[Arma 3 metagame|Arma metagame]] was unlikely to resume implementation in the near future. The project may or may not return based on future developments.

== Logo ==

To make ~~the EnduraNet website~~ visually distinct from ~~the rest of the~~ Endurance Coalition's services~~, a logo specifically for it was created by Sirdog~~. Inspired by the official community logo, the notable differences are: the database icon ~~replacing~~ the NATO star, the background color changed to <code>#200d3b</code> from the original's <code>#020b41</code>, and the golden rope flipped to go counter-clockwise.

A logo specific to EnduraNet was made by Sirdog to make it visually distinct from other Endurance Coalition services (such as this wiki). Inspired by the [[:File:EDCLogo.png|official community logo]], the notable differences are that the database icon replaces the NATO star, the background color was changed to <code>#200d3b</code> (dark purple) from the original's <code>#020b41</code> (dark blue), and the golden rope was flipped to go counter-clockwise.

The logo was created in [[wikipedia:GIMP|GIMP]] with all assets, aside from the ~~one's of the official~~ logo, ~~taken~~ from [[~~commons~~:~~Main Page~~|~~Wikimedia Commons~~]] ~~items marked as in the~~ [[~~wikipedia~~:~~Public domain~~|~~public domain~~]].

The logo was created in [[wikipedia:GIMP|GIMP]] with all assets, aside from ones taken from the EDC logo, originating from [[wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]] images on [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]].

== Structure ==

EnduraNet ~~is stored on a single MariaDB database located on~~ the ~~Endurance Coalition server inside a Docker image~~. ~~The front end uses~~ Bootstrap ~~for it's visual CSS~~, Datatables ~~for data presentation,~~ and Select2 ~~for it's searchable dropdowns. It is primarily coded~~ in ~~PHP,~~ with ~~HTML and~~ CSS used ~~for styling~~.

EnduraNet was primarily written in PHP with basic HTML/CSS used for styling. On top of this, various frameworks were used to help with particular aspects of the application's design or functionality.

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!Framework

!Purpose

|-

|[https://getbootstrap.com/ Bootstrap]

|Various user-interface components, such as forms, buttons, modals (i.e pop-ups with buttons), etc.

|-

|[https://datatables.net/ Datatables]

|Tables which come with the ability to sort and search without the logic having to be written manually.

|-

|[https://select2.org/ Select2]

|Dropdowns which come built-in with search functionality.

|-

|[https://fontawesome.com/ Font Awesome]

|Icons.

|-

|[https://tailwindcss.com/ Tailwind CSS]

|Various pre-built CSS classes.

|-

|[https://jquery.com/ jQuery]

|A JavaScript library primarily used by the other used frameworks as a dependency.

|}

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+'''EnduraNet''' was a web application which displayed and allowed the manipulation of information relevant to the Endurance Coalition's Arma metagame. Its primary function was [[Certifications|certification]] tracking. The application is currently suspended and inaccessible.
 [[File:Enduranet logo.png|thumb|322x322px|EnduraNet logo.]]
-: ''This page goes over EnduraNet's purpose, function, and history. To visit the current live version of EnduraNet, [https://enduranet.edcgaming.org click me].''
-'''EnduraNet''' is a database front-end which tracks information of interest to the Endurance Coalition. At present, its primary function is certification tracking. It records what certifications are available, their prerequisite, who made them, along with all members who are certified on a given certification, when a particular member's certification expires (if applicable), and so on.
 == History ==
-EnduraNet was created by Sirdog in late April of 2025 as a project to see if he could work with databases and display the information via a front-end website. For certification tracking, which was the original intended goal, when ''practical'', using a database is preferable to manual tracking for [https://blog.airtable.com/database-vs-spreadsheet/ many reasons].
+EnduraNet was created by Sirdog in late April of 2025 as a project to see if he could learn how to take information in a database and present it on a public facing web page. The original goal of EnduraNet was to track certifications. Sirdog desired using a database for this so that {{Abbr|EDC|Endurance Coalition}} could leverage all of the benefits which come with using a database; automatic determination of expiry, highly-customizable querying of information, and so on.[[File:Enduranet-mvp.png|thumb|425x425px|Screenshot of EnduraNet v0.1.0.]]
-[[File:Enduranet-mvp.png|thumb|425x425px|Screenshot of EnduraNet v0.1.0.]]
+A [[wikipedia:Minimum viable product|minimum viable product]] released on April 29. Soon after the application became [[wikipedia:Version control|version controlled]] on a private GitHub repository.
-The project eventually resulted in a [[wikipedia:Minimum viable product|minimum viable product]] with version 0.1.0 releasing on April 29th, 2025. Soon after, [[wikipedia:Version control|version controlling]] was introduced with GitHub, and SierraKomodo began to contribute to it's codebase, bringing considerable programming knowledge which Sirdog lacked.
+On July 1 Discord [[wikipedia:Single sign-on|single sign-on]], [[wikipedia:Create, read, update and delete|CRUD]] operations, and Discord account based permissions were implemented. This introduced the ability for information such as members, certifications, and certification history to be changed with front-facing forms rather than manually editing the database. An administrative panel was also introduced which gave EDC leadership the means to selectively decide which members could perform what operations.
+On August 27 the project was suspended by Sirdog due to a lack of rekindling interest in Arma within the community despite on-going development. The decision to suspend the application's development was more or less finalized after Sirdog received verbal confirmation from Fleff on August 26 that the [[Arma 3 metagame|Arma metagame]] was unlikely to resume implementation in the near future. The project may or may not return based on future developments.
 == Logo ==
-To make the EnduraNet website visually distinct from the rest of the Endurance Coalition's services, a logo specifically for it was created by Sirdog. Inspired by the official community logo, the notable differences are: the database icon replacing the NATO star, the background color changed to <code>#200d3b</code> from the original's <code>#020b41</code>, and the golden rope flipped to go counter-clockwise.
+A logo specific to EnduraNet was made by Sirdog to make it visually distinct from other Endurance Coalition services (such as this wiki). Inspired by the [[:File:EDCLogo.png|official community logo]], the notable differences are that the database icon replaces the NATO star, the background color was changed to <code>#200d3b</code> (dark purple) from the original's <code>#020b41</code> (dark blue), and the golden rope was flipped to go counter-clockwise.
-The logo was created in [[wikipedia:GIMP|GIMP]] with all assets, aside from the one's of the official logo, taken from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]] items marked as in the [[wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]].
+The logo was created in [[wikipedia:GIMP|GIMP]] with all assets, aside from ones taken from the EDC logo, originating from [[wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]] images on [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]].
 == Structure ==
-EnduraNet is stored on a single MariaDB database located on the Endurance Coalition server inside a Docker image. The front end uses Bootstrap for it's visual CSS, Datatables for data presentation, and Select2 for it's searchable dropdowns. It is primarily coded in PHP, with HTML and CSS used for styling.
+EnduraNet was primarily written in PHP with basic HTML/CSS used for styling. On top of this, various frameworks were used to help with particular aspects of the application's design or functionality.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+
+!Framework
+!Purpose
+|-
+|[https://getbootstrap.com/ Bootstrap]
+|Various user-interface components, such as forms, buttons, modals (i.e pop-ups with buttons), etc.
+|-
+|[https://datatables.net/ Datatables]
+|Tables which come with the ability to sort and search without the logic having to be written manually.
+|-
+|[https://select2.org/ Select2]
+|Dropdowns which come built-in with search functionality.
+|-
+|[https://fontawesome.com/ Font Awesome]
+|Icons.
+|-
+|[https://tailwindcss.com/ Tailwind CSS]
+|Various pre-built CSS classes.
+|-
+|[https://jquery.com/ jQuery]
+|A JavaScript library primarily used by the other used frameworks as a dependency.
+|}
 [[Category:Arma III]]