Project Architecture - RutgersGRID/VIDAHub GitHub Wiki
VIDA Project Architecture
System Architecture Diagram
Key Components
1. Frontend Layer
- Streamlit-based user interfaces
- Responsive design for multi-device compatibility
- Intuitive workflows designed for educators
2. Application Layer
- Specialized services for each tool type
- Integration middleware connecting to AI services
- Data processing and transformation components
- Security and access control mechanisms
3. Infrastructure Layer
- AWS-based cloud infrastructure
- Containerized deployment using Docker
- Load balancing and scaling capabilities
- Database and storage services
- Monitoring and logging systems
Technology Stack
Development Environment
- Python: Primary programming language
- UV Package Manager: Modern Python dependency management
- GitHub: Source code management and collaboration
- VS Code: Recommended development environment
Frontend Technologies
- Streamlit: Web application framework for data applications
- HTML/CSS/JavaScript: For custom components as needed
- Plotly/Altair: Data visualization libraries
AI and ML Technologies
- Hugging Face: Access to pre-trained models
- Claude.ai: Advanced language processing capabilities
- Custom Model Integrations: As needed for specific tools
Cloud Infrastructure
- AWS Amazon Web Services: Primary cloud platform
- Docker: Containerization technology
- Nginx: Web server and reverse proxy
- CloudWatch: Monitoring and alerting
- GitHub Actions: CI/CD pipeline automation
Data Flow Diagrams
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Security Architecture
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