A little web app to make choosing a timetable simple.
It is still in a very early stage, so there is a lot that is to be improved in both looks and functionality, so please feel free to contribute either ideas or code, anything is appreciated!
This generator is built for the Allocate+ timetable software, and will not work for other platforms. It is currently not a focus to bring this to other platforms, how ever if your institution does use something else please do open an issue with your institution name and the name of platform that they use, for future consideration.
Currently, the following institutions have been verified to work:
- RMIT University
- Melbourne University
Does your institution use Allocate+ and isn't in the list above? Please open an issue so it can be added.
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Generation optimisations
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Optimise for minimal days
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Optimise for minimal breaks between subjects
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Optimise to attend a specific campus (including online/in-person)
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Optimise to group days (eg have all classes at the start/middle/end of the week)
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Optimise for specific times in the day (all classes in morning, afternoon ect)
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Optimise around prior commitments (block out days/times)
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Generate a timetable with a friend to both be in the same classes
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Generate best options for allocation adjustment, based on how full classes are
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Show alternatives for a class, to further customise the generated timetable
All processing occurs on device, and no timetable data is stored on any servers anywhere.
The data is collected through a bookmarklet, which is a little snippet of JavaScript that is stored within a bookmark in the browser, and can only be executed manually by the user. This bookmarklet injects a script into the timetable page, which makes requests to the timetable server to download the data for each class.
Once the data is collected, it is encoded and sent to the web app in the URL, where it is collected and processed.
Extensions needlessly add complexity to what is trying to be achieved. They require submission to an extension store for each browser, have differing APIs between browsers and are not quite what is required.
A bookmarklet works on any browser that supports JS, is simple to create, update and to distribute to users.
If something isn't working as expected please create an issue and describe what the problem is that you're facing.
Did the app crash? Is there a better combination that you can make yourself? Is there an optimisation or feature that is missing that you would like to see added? Whatever it is, please don't hesistate to make an issue.