mysociety/fixmystreet
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
12 Months active
Languages Used
CSSHTMLPerlSCSSJavaScriptText
Technical Skills
Access ControlBackend DevelopmentCSSError HandlingFront End DevelopmentFront-end Development
Dave Arter
PROFILE
Dave Arter
Dave worked extensively on the mysociety/fixmystreet repository, delivering a wide range of features and enhancements across multiple cobrands. He engineered robust backend integrations, such as Open311 API connections and OIDC authentication, and improved data handling through CSV import workflows and dynamic configuration management. Using Perl, JavaScript, and CSS, Dave refined both frontend and backend components, addressing issues like report lifecycle automation, error logging, and user experience for property-aware PWA flows. His work demonstrated depth in system design, with careful attention to data integrity, maintainability, and compliance, resulting in scalable solutions that improved operational efficiency and user support.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
84%Features
Repository Contributions
83Total
Bugs
8
Commits
83
Features
42
Lines of code
4,437
Activity Months12
Your Network
12 people
Work History
October 2025
7 Commits • 3 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025: Delivered critical data integrity fixes and cobrands enhancements in mysociety/fixmystreet. Key outcomes include: overriding ignored USRNs before sending to Alloy to prevent bad mappings; improving downtime messaging in Echo (distinguishing planned vs unplanned); preserving existing contacts with send_method from service list updates; advancing Aberdeenshire cobrand date handling and jobStartDate parsing; expanding river category filtering for Merton and Camden cobrands with accompanying tests. These changes were supported by targeted tests and config-driven date formatting.
7 Commits • 3 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025: Delivered critical data integrity fixes and cobrands enhancements in mysociety/fixmystreet. Key outcomes include: overriding ignored USRNs before sending to Alloy to prevent bad mappings; improving downtime messaging in Echo (distinguishing planned vs unplanned); preserving existing contacts with send_method from service list updates; advancing Aberdeenshire cobrand date handling and jobStartDate parsing; expanding river category filtering for Merton and Camden cobrands with accompanying tests. These changes were supported by targeted tests and config-driven date formatting.
October 2025
September 2025
6 Commits • 3 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025: Delivered automated data processing and lifecycle improvements in mysociety/fixmystreet, strengthening data integrity across cobranded deployments and reducing manual intervention. Key outcomes include an automated TfL bus-station report import, configurable per-category inactivity timespans, and defects handling improvements, plus a data normalization fix and a Zurich FAQ update. These changes drive faster issue resolution, better cross-brand data consistency, and improved user support.
September 2025
6 Commits • 3 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025: Delivered automated data processing and lifecycle improvements in mysociety/fixmystreet, strengthening data integrity across cobranded deployments and reducing manual intervention. Key outcomes include an automated TfL bus-station report import, configurable per-category inactivity timespans, and defects handling improvements, plus a data normalization fix and a Zurich FAQ update. These changes drive faster issue resolution, better cross-brand data consistency, and improved user support.
August 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 update for mysociety/fixmystreet: Highlights include Waste Web App PWA enhancements with property-aware branding and URL, integration of PWA flow on the property page, and improved messaging when councils do not accept reports. These changes improve onboarding, reduce user friction, and strengthen cross-team alignment around property-context UX and branding.
4 Commits • 2 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 update for mysociety/fixmystreet: Highlights include Waste Web App PWA enhancements with property-aware branding and URL, integration of PWA flow on the property page, and improved messaging when councils do not accept reports. These changes improve onboarding, reduce user friction, and strengthen cross-team alignment around property-context UX and branding.
August 2025
July 2025
10 Commits • 4 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered key features across cobrand enhancements for Aberdeenshire and Bristol, strengthened data ingestion tooling, and improved input validation—driving reliability, consistency, and efficiency in user support flows and Open311 integrations. The month included tangible business value: clearer user communications, better default map views, more accurate category handling in Open311 with audit trails, safer and more predictable data ingestion, and standardized zero-cost formatting for Adelante items. These changes reduce operational risk, improve data quality, and enable faster adaptation for future integrations.
July 2025
10 Commits • 4 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered key features across cobrand enhancements for Aberdeenshire and Bristol, strengthened data ingestion tooling, and improved input validation—driving reliability, consistency, and efficiency in user support flows and Open311 integrations. The month included tangible business value: clearer user communications, better default map views, more accurate category handling in Open311 with audit trails, safer and more predictable data ingestion, and standardized zero-cost formatting for Adelante items. These changes reduce operational risk, improve data quality, and enable faster adaptation for future integrations.
June 2025
19 Commits • 5 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered region-focused Cobrand enhancements for Aberdeenshire, improved Open311 data handling and exports, refined geocoder/Traffic Scotland integration, strengthened authentication UX with OpenID Connect, and privacy/compliance via cookie banner analytics. Implemented targeted bug fixes around report visibility and default attributes. These efforts deliver more accurate regional data, improved user experience, stronger regulatory alignment, and scalable data export capabilities for local authority workflows.
19 Commits • 5 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered region-focused Cobrand enhancements for Aberdeenshire, improved Open311 data handling and exports, refined geocoder/Traffic Scotland integration, strengthened authentication UX with OpenID Connect, and privacy/compliance via cookie banner analytics. Implemented targeted bug fixes around report visibility and default attributes. These efforts deliver more accurate regional data, improved user experience, stronger regulatory alignment, and scalable data export capabilities for local authority workflows.
June 2025
May 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Focused on delivering Aberdeenshire cobranding enhancements, including a site_code lookup during report submission to improve data accuracy and integration, and enabling multi-photo uploads to Open311 to enrich user-submitted reports. No major bugs fixed this month; efforts were concentrated on feature delivery, data quality, and cobranding workflow improvements. Business impact includes more accurate data, faster downstream processing, and a better user experience for Aberdeenshire cobranding flows. Technologies demonstrated include API integration with Open311, data validation/mapping in the report pipeline, and Git-driven feature delivery in a Rails-like web application environment.
May 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Focused on delivering Aberdeenshire cobranding enhancements, including a site_code lookup during report submission to improve data accuracy and integration, and enabling multi-photo uploads to Open311 to enrich user-submitted reports. No major bugs fixed this month; efforts were concentrated on feature delivery, data quality, and cobranding workflow improvements. Business impact includes more accurate data, faster downstream processing, and a better user experience for Aberdeenshire cobranding flows. Technologies demonstrated include API integration with Open311, data validation/mapping in the report pipeline, and Git-driven feature delivery in a Rails-like web application environment.
April 2025
5 Commits • 3 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary: Delivered Cobrand-specific feature work, strengthened authentication and visibility controls, and fixed routing gaps across fixmystreet. These changes improve user experience, reduce triage time, and strengthen security and data integrity across Cobrand deployments.
5 Commits • 3 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary: Delivered Cobrand-specific feature work, strengthened authentication and visibility controls, and fixed routing gaps across fixmystreet. These changes improve user experience, reduce triage time, and strengthen security and data integrity across Cobrand deployments.
April 2025
March 2025
7 Commits • 7 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) performance summary for mysociety/fixmystreet. The month centered on delivering key features, improving data accuracy for payments, enhancing cobrand-specific UX, expanding admin controls, and strengthening reporting UX. These efforts jointly increased user trust, operational clarity, and maintainability while delivering measurable business value.
March 2025
7 Commits • 7 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) performance summary for mysociety/fixmystreet. The month centered on delivering key features, improving data accuracy for payments, enhancing cobrand-specific UX, expanding admin controls, and strengthening reporting UX. These efforts jointly increased user trust, operational clarity, and maintainability while delivering measurable business value.
February 2025
14 Commits • 6 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: delivered new user-facing features across Surrey and Bexley cobrands, improved data integration and validation, and tightened email routing to support scalable, accurate operations. Key features delivered include Surrey Email Footer CTA; Garden Waste Cancellation UX Improvements; Garden Waste Subscription Data Integration; Bexley payment display and content/eligibility enhancements. Critical fixes include Symology email handling exclusion for Agile reports and Direct Debit bank details validation before API submission. Overall, these efforts boost engagement, ensure data integrity, reinforce compliance, and reduce operational risk.
14 Commits • 6 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: delivered new user-facing features across Surrey and Bexley cobrands, improved data integration and validation, and tightened email routing to support scalable, accurate operations. Key features delivered include Surrey Email Footer CTA; Garden Waste Cancellation UX Improvements; Garden Waste Subscription Data Integration; Bexley payment display and content/eligibility enhancements. Critical fixes include Symology email handling exclusion for Agile reports and Direct Debit bank details validation before API submission. Overall, these efforts boost engagement, ensure data integrity, reinforce compliance, and reduce operational risk.
February 2025
January 2025
2 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Focused on performance optimization and data accuracy improvements that deliver business value to municipalities and end users. Implemented Roadworks Layer Activation Optimization to minimize unnecessary Street Manager API calls and boost map responsiveness. Refactored garden waste subscription retrieval for Bexley Council to correctly associate service details (including bin counts) and updated frontend templates to consistently display current subscriptions, renewal dates, and management options. These changes reduce API load, improve data correctness, and enhance user experience across maps and subscription dashboards.
January 2025
2 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Focused on performance optimization and data accuracy improvements that deliver business value to municipalities and end users. Implemented Roadworks Layer Activation Optimization to minimize unnecessary Street Manager API calls and boost map responsiveness. Refactored garden waste subscription retrieval for Bexley Council to correctly associate service details (including bin counts) and updated frontend templates to consistently display current subscriptions, renewal dates, and management options. These changes reduce API load, improve data correctness, and enhance user experience across maps and subscription dashboards.
December 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered Surrey Cobrand ReCAPTCHA bypass with a requires_recaptcha function returning false for Surrey cobrand, reducing user friction while preserving business rules. Added targeted tests to verify that ReCAPTCHA is not shown for the Surrey cobrand under varying conditions. All changes were implemented within the mysociety/fixmystreet repository and linked to a single commit, ensuring traceability and maintainability of the feature.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered Surrey Cobrand ReCAPTCHA bypass with a requires_recaptcha function returning false for Surrey cobrand, reducing user friction while preserving business rules. Added targeted tests to verify that ReCAPTCHA is not shown for the Surrey cobrand under varying conditions. All changes were implemented within the mysociety/fixmystreet repository and linked to a single commit, ensuring traceability and maintainability of the feature.
December 2024
November 2024
6 Commits • 5 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered targeted feature enhancements, permission controls, UI improvements, and improved observability across the platform. Key outcomes include enabling Street Manager for Shropshire with visual pin customizations; introducing Nottinghamshire Police 'manage_states' permission; reducing admin sidebar width to improve content area; revamping bulky items editing interface for a cleaner full-width layout with conditional per-item pricing; and enhancing error logging and error reporting to improve triage and diagnostics. These changes provide immediate business value by improving frontline workflow, strengthening access controls, and reducing support time through better diagnostic data.
November 2024
6 Commits • 5 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for mysociety/fixmystreet: Delivered targeted feature enhancements, permission controls, UI improvements, and improved observability across the platform. Key outcomes include enabling Street Manager for Shropshire with visual pin customizations; introducing Nottinghamshire Police 'manage_states' permission; reducing admin sidebar width to improve content area; revamping bulky items editing interface for a cleaner full-width layout with conditional per-item pricing; and enhancing error logging and error reporting to improve triage and diagnostics. These changes provide immediate business value by improving frontline workflow, strengthening access controls, and reducing support time through better diagnostic data.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness91.4%
Maintainability91.0%
Architecture85.6%
Performance88.8%
AI Usage20.0%
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API IntegrationAccess ControlAuthenticationBackend DevelopmentCSSCSV ExportCSV ParsingConfigurationConfiguration ManagementData HandlingData ImportDatabase IntegrationDatabase InteractionDatabase ManagementDatabase Querying
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