# lanceca/theequalizer architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository lanceca/theequalizer, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-27). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/lanceca/theequalizer
- Repository: https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer

## Overview

TheEqualizer appears to be a college publication and information platform, with a Django backend, a React enhancement layer, and a separate mobile client. Its likely user journey spans public articles and publications, while the tree also identifies editorial workflow, accounts, notifications, analytics, and audit capabilities. Source excerpts confirm audit writing and notification-context reads; most route wiring and the editorial lifecycle were not sampled, so those relationships are intentionally left unspecified.

Main entry points: [`config/urls.py`](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/config/urls.py) (Web routing), [`notifications/context_processors.py`](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/notifications/context_processors.py) (Notification context), [`home/mobile_api_urls.py`](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/mobile_api_urls.py) (Mobile API routes), [`home/views.py`](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/views.py) (Site views)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_web["Web experience"]
  node_web_routes["Web routing<br/>[urls.py]"]
  node_web_views["Site views<br/>[views.py]"]
  node_web_ui["React enhancements<br/>[main.jsx]"]
end

subgraph group_content["Content operations"]
  node_publications["Publications"]
  node_workflow["Editorial workflow"]
end

subgraph group_platform["Platform services"]
  node_accounts["Accounts"]
  node_analytics["Analytics"]
  node_notifications["Notifications"]
  node_notification_context["Notification context"]
  node_audit["Audit logging<br/>[services.py]"]
end

subgraph group_mobile["Mobile experience"]
  node_mobile_client["Mobile client"]
  node_mobile_api["Mobile API<br/>[mobile_api.py]"]
  node_mobile_api_routes["Mobile API routes<br/>[mobile_api_urls.py]"]
end

node_visitor(("Site visitor"))
node_editor(("Editorial staff"))
node_database[("Application database")]

node_visitor -->|"requests pages"| node_web_routes
node_editor -->|"uses staff pages"| node_web_routes
node_web_routes -->|"routes requests"| node_web_views
node_web_ui -->|"enhances pages"| node_web_views
node_mobile_client -->|"requests data"| node_mobile_api_routes
node_mobile_api_routes -->|"routes requests"| node_mobile_api
node_notification_context -->|"reads notifications"| node_notifications
node_notification_context -->|"reads workflow counts"| node_publications
node_audit -->|"writes audit logs"| node_database

click node_web_routes "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/config/urls.py"
click node_web_views "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/views.py"
click node_web_ui "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/frontend/src/main.jsx"
click node_accounts "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/accounts"
click node_publications "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/publications"
click node_workflow "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/workflow"
click node_analytics "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/analytics"
click node_notifications "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/notifications"
click node_notification_context "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/notifications/context_processors.py"
click node_audit "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/audit/services.py"
click node_mobile_client "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/mobile/src/app"
click node_mobile_api "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/mobile_api.py"
click node_mobile_api_routes "https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/mobile_api_urls.py"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_web_routes,node_web_views,node_web_ui toneBlue
class node_publications,node_workflow,node_database toneAmber
class node_accounts,node_analytics,node_notifications,node_notification_context,node_audit toneMint
class node_mobile_client,node_mobile_api,node_mobile_api_routes toneRose
class node_visitor,node_editor toneIndigo
```

## Components

### Web experience

- [Web routing](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/config/urls.py): `config/urls.py`
- [Site views](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/views.py): `home/views.py`
- [React enhancements](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/frontend/src/main.jsx): `frontend/src/main.jsx`

### Content operations

- [Publications](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/publications): `publications`
- [Editorial workflow](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/workflow): `workflow`

### Platform services

- [Accounts](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/accounts): `accounts`
- [Analytics](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/analytics): `analytics`
- [Notifications](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/notifications): `notifications`
- [Notification context](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/notifications/context_processors.py): `notifications/context_processors.py`
- [Audit logging](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/audit/services.py): `audit/services.py`

### Mobile experience

- [Mobile client](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/tree/main/mobile/src/app): `mobile/src/app`
- [Mobile API](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/mobile_api.py): `home/mobile_api.py`
- [Mobile API routes](https://github.com/lanceca/theequalizer/blob/main/home/mobile_api_urls.py): `home/mobile_api_urls.py`

### Other components

- **Site visitor**
- **Editorial staff**
- **Application database**

## Connections

- Site visitor → Web routing: requests pages
- Editorial staff → Web routing: uses staff pages
- Web routing → Site views: routes requests
- React enhancements → Site views: enhances pages
- Mobile client → Mobile API routes: requests data
- Mobile API routes → Mobile API: routes requests
- Notification context → Notifications: reads notifications
- Notification context → Publications: reads workflow counts
- Audit logging → Application database: writes audit logs