PowerShaper Backend

The PowerShaper backend Django application has two major subsystems, the smart meter service and the Flex service:

• PowerShaper Monitor
• PowerShaper Flex
• PowerShaper Backend Development Guide

Functionality is split between a number of different Django sub-modules (or ‘apps’) within these:

App name	Purpose
compare_agile	A basic assessment tool which uses smart meter data stored locally to assess the benefit of the Octopus Agile tariff for the user
dsr	Module that owns DSR-related models and services
dsr_admin	Administrator backend for DSR functions
dsr_api	API that HEMS use to initialise themselves
dsr_enrolment	Provides a sign-up service assessing eligibility for participation in the DSR (PowerShaper Flex) service.
dsr_notifications	Performs participant notifications of upcoming DSR events based on data pulled from the VTN
dsr_reporting	Report generation for DSR based on data pulled from the VTN
dsr_user	User-facing DSR functionality
home	Provides generic public-facing pages such as the privacy policy and auth views
integrations/powershaper_stripe	Provides Stripe integration for card payments and subscriptions
mcc_signup	Handles account registration for Manchester City Council tenants
meters_ui	Provides the smart meter usage data GUI
meters_api	Returns meter data for external API calls or use in the meters_ui app
meters_signup	Handles the signup, subscription and consenting process for new smart meters
meters_tasks	Background tasks associated with the smart meter service
notifications	Provides a trackable notification system for sending emails and SMSes
onward_signup	Handles account registration for Onward tenants
smart_meters	Underlying data models and services required by all smart meter apps
users	User application providing custom User model and wrapping auth system.
vouchers	Facility for issuing Love2Shop incentive vouchers to participants