CLIO Developer Guide

Overview

Developers code the CLIO activities, create or modify activity types, and provide insights into technology integration.

Preparation

Creating a Local Development Environment

Main Article: Creating a Local Web Development Environment

CLIO is a web-based application, which means that it needs to be developed on your local machine using a Local Web Development Environment (LWDE). There are many free and open-source Local Web Development Environments available, which quickly create a local web server with all of the required tools. These software packages can also be used to quickly create kiosks.

Installation

Main Article: CLIO Installation

CLIO needs to be installed on a web server. There is no setup process for databases, meaning that the CLIO web application files can be dragged directly to the applicable web server folder and accessed without installation.

Accessing CLIO

Once CLIO has been installed on your web server, you can access it through your web browser. For local web development, you can navigate to http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/.

Coding an Activity

Main Article: Creating a CLIO Activity

Activities are created through easily customizable activity templates, called Activity Types. You can make your own, or utilize the ones that are provided. The CLIO web application suite comes pre-installed with seventeen Activity Types that are designed specifically for use in an informal education or exhibit context. We provide word processor templates to assist with collaboration during the development and drafting process, but they need to be coded and stored as JSON files for use within CLIO. Each activity type contains it's own guide for coding activity content, along with the appropriate template.