Custom Types

A Code type used in this documentation refers to a string in format of /[A-Z]{4}[0-9]{4}/, e.g. COMP1511

A YearTerm type refers to a string in format of /[0-9]{2}T[0-3]/, e.g. 21T1

Schema Definition

The schemas are defined in Typescript types in the backend/src/api/schemas
We use the Zod library to define the Typescript types from the schema definition

Course

A course object contains all required metadata concerning the course. The format is as follows:

Key	Description	Type	Example

Key	Description	Type	Example
`courseCode`	Course code	`string`	`'COMP2521'`
`archived`		`boolean`
`attributes`	A courses attributes (related to if it’s an introductory course, or general education course, etc.)	`string[]`	See Attributes
`calendar`	Denotes whether part of semester or trimester calendar.	`string`	`'3+'`
`campus`	Location of UNSW campus (includes `Sydney`, `Paddington` and `Canberra`)	`string`	`'Sydney'`
`description`	Description from Handbook	`string`	`'...'`
`enrolmentRules`	Required prerequisites. Empty string if none.	`string`	`'Prerequisite: COMP1511 or DPST1091 or COMP1911 or COMP1917'`
`equivalents`	An object with equivalent courses as the key. Value is always 1.	`string[]`	`{ DPST1092: 1}`
`exclusions`	An object with equivalent courses as the key. Value is always 1.	`string[]`	`{ DPST1092: 1}`
`faculty`	The faculty responsible for teaching the course.	`string`	`'Faculty of Engineering'`
`fieldOfEducation`	Category of learning	`string`	`'031305 Computer Engineering'`
`genEd`	A flag that indicates whether the course can be taken as a general education course	`boolean`	`true`
`level`	The first number of the course’s course code	`number`	`1`
`reviews`	An array of review ids submitted by our users.	`integer`
`school`	The school responsible for teaching the course. A school is a subdivision of a faculty. This is an empty string if the responsible school could not be found (e.g. the faculty itself is responsible for the course)	`string`	`School of Computer Science and Engineering`
`studyLevel`	Represents whether the course is for undergraduate or postgraduate students	`string`	`Undergraduate`
`terms`	An array representing the course availability per term. 0 represents Summer Term; 1 represents Term 1, etc.	`[integers]`	`[0, 1, 2, 3]`
`title`	Name of course	`string`	`Data Structures & Algorithms`
`uoc`	A course’s units of credit	`integer`	`6`
`rating`		`float`
`reviews`		`reviews[]`

Review

Key	Description	Type	Example

Key	Description	Type	Example
`reviewId`		`string`
`zid`	id for review	`string`	`'abcd123'`
`courseCode`	The course code	`Code`	`COMP1511`
`authorName`		`string`
`description`	Author’s review	`string?`	`'...'`
`grade`		`integer?`
`termTaken`	The term they took the course	`YearTerm`	`'20T2'`
`createdTimestamp`	Timestamp (unix timestamp) in milliseconds	`datetime`	`1627211775000`
`updatedTimestamp`		`datetime`
`upvotes`		`string[]`
`manageability`		`float`
`usefulness`		`float`
`enjoyability`		`float`
`overallRating`	Their ratings for the course	`float`
`reports`		`reports[]`
`courses`	A list of recommended courses	`courses`	`[ ‘COMP2041’ ]`
`users`		`users`

User

Key	Type	Example

Key	Type	Example
`zid`	`string`
`bookmarkedReviews`	`string[]`
`bookmarkedCourses`	`string[]`
`isAdmin`	`boolean`
`reports`	`reports[]`
`reviews`	`reviews[]`

Report

Key	Type	Example

Key	Type	Example
`reportId`	`string`
`reviewId`	`string`
`zid`	`string`
`status`	`report_status`
`reason`	`string`
`createdTimestamp`	`datetime`
`updatedTimestamp`	`datetime`
`reviews`	`reviews`
`users`	`users`

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