File structure

The backend consists of multiple modules, each one in its own directory. Here is an overview of the modules:

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config

This small module simply contains functions for checking and getting environmental variables.

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database

This module contains function to interact with the database.

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funcs

Specialized functionality such as CSV parsing and email sending.

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judging

Complex functions used for the main judging flow. This includes aggregating judging scores, picking the next project, and maintaining the project comparisons matrix.

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logging

The logging module contains all functionality to write to the admin log.

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models

All the models (structs) that is used to represent the data in Jury. This includes judges, projects, and options.

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public

A dummy directory for the frontend. In development, this is used to serve a dummy page. In production, the statically built frontend will be copied to this directory before the Go build process.

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router

The main code for the API and route handler functions.

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util

Utility functions used across the backend app.