Homeschool Dashboard

A self-hosted web app for managing homeschool schedules, tracking daily learning sessions, and logging activities. Features a full-screen TV dashboard with live timers and real-time updates via WebSockets.

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Features

• TV Dashboard — Full-screen display for the living room TV. Shows the current subject, countdown timer, day progress bar, activity options, and the schedule block list. Updates live without page refresh via WebSocket.
• Morning Routine — Define a list of morning routine items in Admin. They appear in the TV dashboard Activities panel during the "Good Morning" greeting before the first block starts, then switch to subject-specific activities once a block begins.
• Break Time — Each schedule block can optionally include a break at the end. Enable the checkbox and set a duration (in minutes) when building a block in Admin. Once the block's main timer is done, a Break Time section appears on the Dashboard with its own Start / Pause / Resume / Reset controls — the break does not start automatically. While break is active the TV left column switches to an amber break badge and countdown timer, and the center column shows the configurable Break Activities list instead of subject options.
• Break Activities — A global list of break-time activities (e.g. "Get a snack", "Go outside") managed in Admin → Break Activities, using the same add/edit/delete interface as Morning Routine. These items are shown on the TV during any active break.
• Day Progress Bar — Both the TV dashboard and the parent dashboard display a progress bar showing how far through the day the child is. Progress is calculated from total scheduled block time vs. remaining block time — not wall-clock time — so it advances only as blocks are actively worked. On the TV the bar is labeled 🟢 Start and Finish 🏁. On the parent dashboard the left label shows the scheduled start time of the first block and the right label shows a live-updating estimated finish time computed as the current time plus all remaining block time and break time for incomplete blocks.
• Schedule Builder — Create named schedule templates with time blocks assigned to subjects. Each block supports an optional custom duration override, label, and break time setting. Managed inside the Admin page.
• Daily Sessions — Start a school day against a schedule template. Click any block in the list to select it as the current block. Use the Start button to begin timing, Pause to stop, Resume to continue from where you left off, and Reset to clear the elapsed time and restart the timer from zero. Elapsed time per block is remembered across switches, so returning to a block picks up where it left off.
• Block Timer Remaining — Each block in the schedule list shows time remaining (allocated duration minus elapsed), counting down live on both the parent dashboard and the TV sidebar. Shows "< 1 min" when under a minute, and "Done!" when the full duration is elapsed.
• Activity Log — Automatically records every timer event (day started, block start/pause/resume/complete/skip/reset, break start/pause/resume/reset) and every strike change as a timestamped timeline. Includes which schedule template was used. Supports manual notes with free text. Browse and filter history by child and date.
• Behavior Tracking (Strikes) — Issue up to 3 strikes per child from the Dashboard. Strike additions and removals are logged in the activity log with a timestamp. Strike count is shown on the TV dashboard and resets automatically when a new school day begins.
• Timezone Support — Set your local timezone in Admin → Settings. All activity log timestamps display in your timezone, including the TV dashboard clock.
• Multi-Child Support — Manage multiple students under one parent account, each with their own color, schedule, and history.
• JWT Authentication — Secure parent login with access tokens and httpOnly refresh cookies. TV dashboard is public (no login required).

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	Vue 3 + Vite + Pinia + Vue Router
Frontend server	nginx (Docker)
Backend API	FastAPI (Python 3.12)
Real-time	WebSockets via FastAPI
Database	MySQL 8
ORM	SQLAlchemy 2.0 (async)
Auth	JWT — python-jose + passlib/bcrypt
Orchestration	Docker Compose

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Project Structure

homeschool/
├── docker-compose.yml            # Stack definition (3 services: db, backend, frontend)
├── .env.example                  # Environment variable template
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├── backend/
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   ├── requirements.txt
│   └── app/
│       ├── main.py               # FastAPI app entry point + table auto-creation
│       ├── config.py             # Settings (reads from .env)
│       ├── database.py           # Async SQLAlchemy engine
│       ├── dependencies.py       # Auth dependencies (get_current_user)
│       ├── auth/jwt.py           # Token creation, password hashing
│       ├── models/               # SQLAlchemy ORM models
│       │   ├── child.py
│       │   ├── subject.py        # Subject + SubjectOption
│       │   ├── schedule.py       # ScheduleTemplate + ScheduleBlock (incl. break fields)
│       │   ├── session.py        # DailySession + TimerEvent
│       │   ├── activity.py       # ActivityLog (manual notes)
│       │   ├── morning_routine.py# MorningRoutineItem
│       │   ├── break_activity.py # BreakActivityItem
│       │   └── strike.py         # StrikeEvent (strike history)
│       ├── schemas/              # Pydantic request/response schemas
│       ├── routers/              # API route handlers
│       │   ├── auth.py
│       │   ├── children.py
│       │   ├── subjects.py
│       │   ├── schedules.py
│       │   ├── sessions.py       # Timer actions + break timer events
│       │   ├── logs.py           # Timeline + strike events
│       │   ├── morning_routine.py
│       │   ├── break_activity.py # Break activities CRUD
│       │   ├── dashboard.py      # Public snapshot endpoint (TV)
│       │   └── users.py
│       ├── utils/
│       │   └── timer.py          # Elapsed-time computation for block and break timers
│       └── websocket/manager.py  # WebSocket connection manager
│
└── frontend/
    ├── Dockerfile                # Multi-stage: Node build → nginx serve
    ├── nginx.conf                # Proxy /api/ and /ws/ to backend
    └── src/
        ├── composables/
        │   ├── useApi.js         # Axios with auto token-refresh
        │   └── useWebSocket.js   # Auto-reconnecting WebSocket
        ├── stores/               # Pinia: auth, children, schedule
        ├── views/                # LoginView, TVView, DashboardView, LogView, AdminView
        └── components/           # TimerDisplay, ScheduleBlock, NavBar, etc.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose installed
• Port 8054 available on the host (or change it in docker-compose.yml)

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://git.chns.tech/CooperandGoodman/homeschool.git
cd homeschool

2. Create your .env file

cp .env.example .env

Open .env and fill in the values:

MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=your_secure_root_password
MYSQL_DATABASE=homeschool
MYSQL_USER=homeschool
MYSQL_PASSWORD=your_secure_db_password

# Generate with: openssl rand -hex 32
SECRET_KEY=your_generated_secret_key

ALGORITHM=HS256
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES=30
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS=30

# Your host IP or domain (no trailing slash)
CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:8054

3. Build and start

docker compose up --build

The first build takes a few minutes (npm install + pip install). On subsequent starts it's fast.

4. Register your parent account

Open http://localhost:8054/login and register. This creates your admin account.

5. Set up your data (in order)

1. Admin (/admin) → Add each child, pick a color
2. Admin → Add subjects (Math, Reading, Science, etc.) with emoji icons and colors. Add activity options to each subject — they appear on the TV dashboard during that block.
3. Admin → Add Morning Routine items — these show on the TV during the greeting before the first block starts.
4. Admin → Add Break Activities items — these show on the TV center panel whenever a break is active.
5. Admin → Scroll to Settings and select your local timezone
6. Admin → Scroll to Schedules → Create a schedule template, set school day hours, add time blocks assigned to subjects. For any block that should include a break, check Break and enter the break duration in minutes.
7. Dashboard (/dashboard) → Click "Start Day", choose a template
8. TV → Open http://your-lan-ip:8054/tv/1 on the living room TV (replace 1 with the child's ID)

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Usage

Parent Views (require login)

URL	Description
/dashboard	Overview, start/stop sessions, select and time blocks, issue behavior strikes
/logs	Browse timer and strike event history and manual notes; filter by child and date
/admin	Manage children, subjects (with activity options), morning routine, break activities, schedule templates, and account settings

Dashboard Controls

While a session is active, clicking a block in the schedule list selects it as the current block without starting the timer. The action buttons then provide explicit control:

Main block timer:

Button	Condition	Action
Start	Block selected, never timed	Begin counting from zero
Resume	Block was previously paused	Continue from saved elapsed time
Pause	Timer is running	Stop counting, save elapsed time
Reset	Any current block	Clear elapsed to zero and restart timer immediately
End Day	Session active	Mark the session complete

Break timer (shown when the current block has Break Time enabled):

Button	Condition	Action
Start Break	Break not yet started	Begin break countdown from zero
Pause	Break timer running	Stop break countdown
Resume	Break timer paused	Continue break countdown
Reset	Break in progress	Clear break elapsed to zero and restart immediately

TV Dashboard (no login)

URL	Description
/tv/:childId	Full-screen display — greeting + morning routine, current block timer with subject activities, break timer with break activities, day progress bar (🟢 Start → Finish 🏁), schedule sidebar

Point a browser on the living room TV at http://your-lan-ip:8054/tv/1. The page connects via WebSocket and updates automatically when a parent starts/stops/advances the timer from the Dashboard.

API Documentation

FastAPI auto-generates interactive API docs:

• Swagger UI — http://localhost:8054/api/docs
• ReDoc — http://localhost:8054/api/redoc

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Schema Migrations

The app automatically creates all database tables on startup via SQLAlchemy's create_all. Additive column changes are applied with idempotent ALTER TABLE statements in the startup lifespan, so upgrading to a new version is safe — just rebuild and restart:

docker compose build
docker compose up -d

No separate migration tool or manual steps are required.

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WebSocket Events

The TV dashboard connects to ws://host/ws/{child_id} and receives JSON events:

Event	Triggered by	Key payload fields
session_update	Session start	Full session snapshot including blocks, morning routine, break activities, and day times
start	Block timer started	block_id, current_block_id, block_elapsed_seconds, prev_block_id, prev_block_elapsed_seconds
pause	Block timer paused	block_id, current_block_id
resume	Block timer resumed	block_id, current_block_id
select	Block selected (not started)	block_id, current_block_id, block_elapsed_seconds, prev_block_id, prev_block_elapsed_seconds
reset	Block timer reset to zero	block_id, current_block_id, block_elapsed_seconds (always 0)
break_start	Break timer started	block_id, current_block_id, break_elapsed_seconds
break_pause	Break timer paused	block_id, current_block_id
break_resume	Break timer resumed	block_id, current_block_id
break_reset	Break timer reset to zero	block_id, current_block_id, break_elapsed_seconds (always 0)
complete	Session ended	is_active: false
strikes_update	Strike issued/cleared	strikes

block_elapsed_seconds on start and select events carries the authoritative accumulated elapsed time for that block (all previous intervals, respecting any prior resets), so every client — including the TV — can restore the correct timer offset without a local cache.

prev_block_id and prev_block_elapsed_seconds on start and select events carry the saved elapsed for the block being left, so the TV sidebar immediately shows the correct remaining time for that block.

Break timer events (break_*) are stored as TimerEvent records alongside regular timer events but are computed and broadcast independently — they do not affect block selection, implicit pauses, or elapsed time for the main block timer.

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Environment Variables Reference

Variable	Required	Description
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	Yes	MySQL root password
MYSQL_DATABASE	Yes	Database name (default: homeschool)
MYSQL_USER	Yes	App database user
MYSQL_PASSWORD	Yes	App database password
SECRET_KEY	Yes	JWT signing key — generate with openssl rand -hex 32
ALGORITHM	No	JWT algorithm (default: HS256)
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES	No	Access token lifetime (default: 30)
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRE_DAYS	No	Refresh token lifetime (default: 30)
CORS_ORIGINS	No	Comma-separated allowed origins (default: http://localhost:8054)

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Stopping and Restarting

# Stop containers (data preserved in Docker volume)
docker compose down

# Stop and wipe the database volume (full reset)
docker compose down -v

# Restart without rebuilding
docker compose up