Compost 🌱 - Orchard Core Edition

Key Advantages

• Modular Architecture: Build custom modules for mind maps, kanban boards, meeting transcriptions
• Content Type System: Perfect for WorkContext, MindMapNode, TreeNode, KanbanCard as content types
• Workflow Engine: Automate the Mind Map → Tree → Kanban promotion flow
• GraphQL API: Built-in API for mobile apps or future integrations
• Admin Dashboard: Professional UI out of the box with customizable widgets
• Multi-tenancy: Future-proof if you want to support teams
• Responsive Themes: Works on desktop, tablet (iPad), and mobile (Fold Z6 browser)
• Real-time with SignalR: Built-in support for live transcript updates
• Deployment Flexibility: Self-host or Azure App Service

Architecture Overview

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Orchard Core CMS │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │
│ │ Custom │ │ Custom │ │ Custom │ │
│ │ Modules │ │ Themes │ │ Workflows │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Compost Modules (Your Custom Code) │ │
│ │ • Compost.Contexts │ │
│ │ • Compost.MindMap │ │
│ │ • Compost.Transcription │ │
│ │ • Compost.Kanban │ │
│ │ • Compost.Snippets │ │
│ │ • Compost.Patterns │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Core Services Layer │
│ • IContextManager • IPatternRecognition │
│ • ITranscription • ICodeSnippetService │
│ • IDecomposition • ISyncService │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Data Layer │
│ • Cosmos DB (via Orchard's YesSql abstraction) │
│ • Azure Blob Storage (meetings) │
│ • Local SQLite (offline cache) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ External Services │
│ • Azure Speech Services • Azure OpenAI │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Project Structure

Compost/
├── src/
│ ├── Compost.Web/ # Main Orchard Core application
│ │ ├── appsettings.json
│ │ ├── Startup.cs
│ │ └── Program.cs
│ │
│ ├── Modules/ # Custom Orchard Modules
│ │ ├── Compost.Contexts/ # Context management module
│ │ │ ├── Manifest.cs
│ │ │ ├── Startup.cs
│ │ │ ├── Models/
│ │ │ ├── Controllers/
│ │ │ ├── ViewModels/
│ │ │ ├── Drivers/ # Content part drivers
│ │ │ ├── Handlers/
│ │ │ ├── Services/
│ │ │ └── Views/
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Compost.MindMap/ # Mind map visualization
│ │ │ ├── Assets/
│ │ │ │ ├── js/mindmap.js # D3.js or Cytoscape.js
│ │ │ │ └── css/mindmap.css
│ │ │ ├── Models/
│ │ │ ├── Controllers/
│ │ │ │ └── MindMapController.cs
│ │ │ └── Views/
│ │ │ └── MindMap/
│ │ │ └── Index.cshtml
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Compost.Transcription/ # Meeting recording & transcription
│ │ │ ├── Services/
│ │ │ │ ├── AudioRecordingService.cs
│ │ │ │ └── TranscriptionService.cs
│ │ │ ├── Controllers/
│ │ │ │ └── MeetingController.cs
│ │ │ ├── Hubs/ # SignalR for real-time
│ │ │ │ └── TranscriptionHub.cs
│ │ │ └── Views/
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Compost.Kanban/ # Kanban board
│ │ │ ├── Assets/
│ │ │ │ └── js/kanban.js # Drag-drop board
│ │ │ ├── Controllers/
│ │ │ └── Views/
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Compost.Snippets/ # Code snippet management
│ │ │ ├── Services/
│ │ │ │ └── SnippetSearchService.cs
│ │ │ ├── Controllers/
│ │ │ └── Views/
│ │ │
│ │ └── Compost.Patterns/ # Architectural patterns
│ │ ├── Services/
│ │ ├── Controllers/
│ │ └── Views/
│ │
│ ├── Themes/ # Custom themes
│ │ └── Compost.Theme/
│ │ ├── Manifest.cs
│ │ ├── wwwroot/
│ │ │ ├── css/compost.css
│ │ │ └── js/compost.js
│ │ └── Views/
│ │ └── Layout.cshtml
│ │
│ └── Compost.Core/ # Shared business logic (from original)
│ ├── Models/
│ ├── Interfaces/
│ └── Services/
│
├── tests/
│ └── Compost.Tests/

Content Types in Orchard Core

WorkContext (Content Type)

{
"Name": "WorkContext",
"DisplayName": "Work Context",
"Parts": [
{ "Name": "TitlePart" },
{ "Name": "AutoroutePart" },
{ "Name": "CommonPart" },
{ "Name": "WorkContextPart" } // Custom part
]
}

WorkContextPart (Custom Content Part):

• Repository information
• Testing steps
• Open questions
• Time tracking data
• Tags/categories

MindMapNode (Content Type)

{
"Name": "MindMapNode",
"Parts": [
{ "Name": "TitlePart" },
{ "Name": "MarkdownBodyPart" },
{ "Name": "ContainedPart" }, // Part of a WorkContext
{ "Name": "MindMapNodePart" } // Custom: position, color, connections
]
}

TreeNode (Content Type)

{
"Name": "TreeNode",
"Parts": [
{ "Name": "TitlePart" },
{ "Name": "MarkdownBodyPart" },
{ "Name": "TreeNodePart" } // Custom: criteria, dependencies
]
}

KanbanCard (Content Type)

{
"Name": "KanbanCard",
"Parts": [
{ "Name": "TitlePart" },
{ "Name": "MarkdownBodyPart" },
{ "Name": "KanbanCardPart" } // Custom: story points, status, checklist
]
}

2. GraphQL API

Built-in API for:

• Mobile app access (future)
• External integrations
• Headless CMS mode

3. Indexing & Search

Lucene/Elasticsearch integration for:

• Code snippet search
• Pattern search
• Full-text search across contexts

4. Media Library

Store and manage:

• Meeting recordings
• Voice samples
• Screenshots/diagrams

5. Widgets & Layers

Dashboard composition:

• Active context widget
• Time tracking widget
• Recent meetings widget
• Quick capture widget

6. Admin Dashboard

Professional interface with:

• Content management
• User settings
• Module configuration
• Analytics

Desktop Browser

• Full featured experience
• Side-by-side panels
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Mouse/trackpad optimized

Tablet (iPad)

• Responsive layout
• Touch-optimized controls
• Gesture support
• Can pin as web app

Mobile (Fold Z6)

• Stacked layout when folded
• Side-by-side when unfolded
• Touch gestures
• Optimized for screen size

PWA Mode

• Install as "app"
• Offline support
• Push notifications
• App-like experience

Technology Stack

Frontend

• Orchard Core CMS 1.8+
• Razor Pages / MVC
• Vue.js or Alpine.js (for reactive components)
• D3.js / Cytoscape.js (mind map visualization)
• Sortable.js (drag-drop kanban)
• Prism.js (code syntax highlighting)
• SignalR (real-time transcription)

Backend

• ASP.NET Core 8.0
• YesSql (Orchard's document database abstraction over SQL/Cosmos)
• Azure Speech Services
• Azure OpenAI
• Azure Blob Storage

Data Storage

• Cosmos DB (via YesSql)
• SQL Server (alternative for dev)
• Blob Storage (audio recordings)
• IndexedDB (browser offline cache)

Deployment

• Azure App Service
• Docker
• CDN for static assets
• Application Insights for monitoring