Events

Events

The core functionality of Squad Up is events, there are several aspects of events:

• Model
• Planning

Planning

To facilitated event planning Squad Up carries out a process with the following steps:

• Data Sourcing
  • Process of gathering data to create multiple options for when and where event will take place
• Filtering
  • Process of ranking event options

Different types of event carry these steps out in different ways:

Get Together

• Typical behavior
  • Users all meet at one location.
  • Stay at location from start_time to end_time.
• Meta option: None
• Sources:
  • Proposed Location
    • Given by squad members
  • Proposed Time
    • Given by squad members
• Filters:
  • Proposed Location
    • Weighs locations with least amount of driving higher than ones with more.
    • If there is a tie weighs locations closer to target_loc higher than those farther away.
  • Proposed Time
    • Weights times based on how many conflicts there are with other peoples schedules
    • People are given the times and then mark any of them if they don't work as a conflict
    • The times with the least amount of conflicts are weighted the most
    • If there is a tie then the times with the least amount of conflict for drivers are weighed higher.

Movie

• Extends Get Together
• Meta option: experience = standard | 3d | imax
• Sources:
  • Proposed Location
    • Use movie show times apis to get theatres showing movie near target_loc
  • Proposed Time
    • Use movie show time apis to get show time options from locations
  • data.experience
    • Data to compare against meta.experience
    • Use movie show time apis to figure out if movie is Standard, 3D, or IMAX
• Filters:
  • Proposed Location
    • Compare data.experience of location against preferred meta.experience
    • Weigh locations that provide the desired experience higher than those that don't
  • Proposed Time
    • Compare data.experience of time against preferred meta.experience
    • Weigh show times that provide the desired experience higher than those that don't

Meal

• Extends Get Together
• Meta option: type = fastfood | asian | drinks | mexican | ect.. (Any keywords to describe food types)
• Sources
  • Proposed Location
    • Use the Google Maps API to search for food with keywords
• Filters
  • Proposed Time
    • Weighs times where restaurants are at low peak and open higher than busy or closed.