HNUnisync.de - Synchronizing ILIAS Courses with Matrix Rooms

HNUnisync.de is a web application designed to streamline communication and collaboration for educational institutions by synchronizing ILIAS (a popular learning management system) courses with Matrix communication rooms. The tool automates the process of syncing enrolled students from ILIAS into Matrix rooms, creating a seamless integration between course content and collaborative discussion environments.

Key Features

1. User Authentication:

   • Secure login using HHN (Heilbronn University) account credentials.
   • Authentication is managed via OpenID Connect.
   • Supports two-step verification using an authenticator app for added security.

2. Course Synchronization:

   • Automatically retrieves course data and enrolled student information from the ILIAS platform using web scraping.
   • Displays course and participant information, enabling quick synchronization with Matrix rooms.

3. Matrix Integration:

   • Users log into the Matrix server hosted at unifyhn.de to complete the course synchronization process.
   • Automatically creates Matrix rooms named after each course and adds enrolled students as members.

4. Matrix-Based Communication:

   • Students and instructors can use any Matrix-based messaging app (e.g., Element or FluffyChat) to join the created rooms and engage in discussions.

Technologies Used

• Python FastAPI: For building the web application.
• Playwright: For web scraping ILIAS data.
• Uvicorn, Pydantic, Jinja2, Gunicorn: For server deployment, data validation, and template rendering.
• BeautifulSoup4: For parsing HTML data from ILIAS.
• Matrix-Nio: For interacting with the Matrix protocol.
• Quart, Requests, Httpx: For asynchronous operations and API requests.

Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository, Create Virtual Environment:

   git clone https://github.com/rubayethasan21/hnunisync.git
   cd hnunisync
   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

2. Create Virtual Environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install Dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Start the Application:

   uvicorn main:app --reload

5. Access the Web Interface: Open your browser and navigate to hnunisync.de to access the HNUnisync interface.

Usage

• Login: Use your HHN credentials to log in securely.
• Synchronize Courses: Select the courses you want to synchronize and initiate the sync process.
• Matrix Room Management: Automatically manages the creation and updating of Matrix rooms for each course.
• Real-time Collaboration: Students can join the Matrix rooms using their preferred Matrix-based messaging apps.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you want to improve this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

1. Fork the project.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature).
5. Open a pull request.

Contact

For questions or support, please reach out to the repository owner or open an issue in the repository.

Links

• Project URL: https://hnunisync.de
• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/rubayethasan21/hnunisync