notes.txt

Intro: setup Flask

export FLASK_APP=hello.py
flask hello.py 
flask run

get confForm

convForm 
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13772884/css-problems-with-flask-web-app




Dialog Strategoies


       1. v01: Round Robin  state1 -> state2 -> ...  stateN -> state 1 ...
          Direct Dialog




       2. v02: Full Mixed Initiative

      Domain Graph: [User Parameters] [[Task] [Task Parameters]   [subtask]]

   analysis: describe, analyze, description, analysis, tell me about
       subtask:
             spend 
             balances
	     budget
	     goals

       subtask_parameters:
           last month
	   current month
	
   forecast: forecast, predict, prediction, outview, preview
       subtask:
            goals
	    balances
        subtask_parameters:
	    end of month
	    next month



   2. Context Form



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Backlog


1. ***  Informational segments e.g., feedback "You said..."
2.  ** True internal finite state machine with branching and jumpoing
3. Hybrid (truly mixed initiative) segments
4.**  Visual output: pie chart
5. >> Form class 
6. >> Authoring in forms or at least parametrically
7. Connection to engines (predictive engines)

New backlog
1. ***  change to d3   https://bl.ocks.org/kerryrodden/7090426
2. *** change to dynamical data
3. *** create a data store backend/engine
4. >> domain graph : improve
5. >> improve nlp
6. >> Drill down of categories
7. >> Forecast engine : LSTM 
8. **  Forecast chart with d3  https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/3884955
     http://bl.ocks.org/jmuyskens/41692f215c3a43e330dd5fcdc92b597b
     http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/3943967
     Fix for custom data.
9.   >>>>   Persistence of data: MongoDB
10.  Better NLP: build a hierarchical 
11. Prioritization of info like userid


Bug backlog:
1. WHen options deactivate input window; tighten the user interaction
2. THe options after the time series creates trouble
3. Functions get called an loading of the domain structure, when the userid is not known.



Notes:

[1] Simple MongoDB tutorial https://realpython.com/blog/python/introduction-to-mongodb-and-python/


Callable functions in dicts:
https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/182093/why-store-a-function-inside-a-python-dictionary