banner

A discord bot for executing queries & searches on the Ellucian Banner instance hosting all of UTSA's class data.

Feature Wishlist

• Component Pagination
• RateMyProfessor Integration (Linked/Embedded)
• Smart term selection (i.e. Summer 2024 will be selected automatically when opened)
• Rate Limiting (bursting with global/user limits)
• DMs Integration (allow usage of the bot in DMs)
• Class Change Notifications (get notified when details about a class change)
• ICS Download (get a ICS download of your classes with location & timing perfectly - set for every class you're in)
• Multi-term Querying (currently the backend for searching is kinda weird)
• Full Autocomplete for Every Search Option
• Metrics, Log Query, Privileged Error Feedback
• Search for Classes
  • Major, Professor, Location, Name, Time of Day
• Subscribe to Classes
  • Availability (seat, pre-seat)
  • Waitlist Movement
  • Detail Changes (meta, time, location, seats, professor)
    • time Start, End, Days of Week
    • seats Any change in seat/waitlist data
    • meta
• Lookup via Course Reference Number (CRN)
• Smart Time of Day Handling
  • "2 PM" -> Start within 2:00 PM to 2:59 PM
  • "2-3 PM" -> Start within 2:00 PM to 3:59 PM
  • "ends by 2 PM" -> Ends within 12:00 AM to 2:00 PM
  • "after 2 PM" -> Start within 2:01 PM to 11:59 PM
  • "before 2 PM" -> Ends within 12:00 AM to 1:59 PM

Analysis Required

Some of the features and architecture of Ellucian's Banner system are not clear. The follow features, JSON, and more require validation & analysis:

• Struct Nullability
  • Much of the responses provided by Ellucian contain nulls, and most of them are uncertain as to when and why they're null.
  • Analysis must be conducted to be sure of when to use a string and when it should nillable (pointer).
• Multiple Professors / Primary Indicator
• Mulltiple Meeting Times
• Meeting Schedule Types
  • AFF vs AIN vs AHB etc.