HCF-Web: desenvolvimento de novas funcionalidades e manutenção do sistema

Abstract

The Herbarium of the Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Campo Mourão Campus, also known as HCF (Herbarium of the Federal Center), requires an information system to assist in managing specimens. The current system has limitations: it is monolithic, single-user, and has issues with security, data integrity, and reliance on legacy technologies. In this context, we propose the transition to a new system, HCF-Web, designed to be more efficient and secure, based on modern technologies. The HCF-Web system was partially developed in previous projects, but it has not been fully implemented and deployed. To make its effective use possible, the system requires continued development, including refactoring and project improvements in its implementation. The objective of this work is to complete the implementation of the application, aiming to meet the herbarium's needs. At the end, we will begin a process of implementation and migration from the current system to the new HCF-Web. The new system should address the herbarium's needs, such as a web-based multi-user system with updates to the existing functionalities, allowing for more precise control and greater visibility of the information provided by the system, thus eliminating current gaps. The developed system consists of two distinct, interdependent projects, primarily using JavaScript technologies, the server (backend) and the user interface (frontend). The system is licensed under GPLv3 open-source software. The repositories are available on the social coding platform GitHub, and the project and its tasks can be accessed at the URL: https://github.com/orgs/utfpr/projects/5. This work developed functionalities for the user interface (code available at: https://github.com/utfpr/hcf-painel), which is responsible for enabling data manipulation in the system in a clear way, facilitating the execution of routine tasks within the system. The technologies used were React, Ant Design, and Axios. The main tasks performed for the implementation of the project include multiple bug fixes on the registration and editing screens of the system, improvements in the data visualization of tombos, including photos of the exsiccatae, development of filter selectors for information, updates to the system's navigation components, updating the Darwin Core standard for exporting HCF data to online repositories, updating the system's authentication and authorization controls, and finalizing the layout of the tombos record in the system. The project has been completed, and the system is in the testing and deployment phase for use at HCF. The main functionalities required by the client have been implemented, and the project continues to develop with new features being created, including navigation and data display on maps and automated communication with external data providers.