Waldo is a cross device checkin system that allows you to build location centric communities. Waldo is built on Meteor.

What it looks like

list of checkins on mobile

checkin interface on mobile

desktop dashboard tracking checkins in real time

How to configure

You will need two configuration files to configure Waldo - settings.json for development settings and production.settings.json for production. Both files have the same format

{
    "cordova":{ 
    },
    
    "public" : {
        "foursquare" : {
            "clientId" : "<FOURSQUARE_APPLICATION_KEY>",
            "clientSecret" : "<FOURSQUARE_APPLICATION_SECRET>"
        },
        
        "facebook": {
            "permissions": [
                "public_profile"
            ],
            "profileFields": [
                "name"
            ]
        },

        "checkins": {
            "limit": <NUMBER_OF_LATEST_CHECKINS_TO_DISPLAY>
        } 
    },
    
    "private" : {
        "facebook" : {
            "applicationId" : "<FACEBOOK_APPLICATION_ID>",
            "applicationSecret" : "<FACEBOOK_APPLICATION_SECRET>"
        },

        "imugr" : {
            "apiKey" : "<IMUGR_API_KEY>"
        }
    }
}

Running Waldo

To run a local version of the dashboard on your browser

meteor --settings settings.json

To run an iOS mobile version of the app on your device/emulator

meteor run ios-device -p <local IP>:<local port>

Building and deploying Waldo

Push Waldo to Meteor

meteor deploy <name-of-your-fork>.meteor.com --settings production.settings.json

Build Waldo for iOS

meteor build <output-path> --server <name-of-your-fork>.meteor.com  

Get involved

Waldo is work in progress. We currently have an iOS version of Waldo on our TestFlight. You can jump in and help us test it.