Most sites have no external HR database, so add a self-hosted directory mode.
- New employee_directory_mode setting: 'external' (default; read a separate HR
DB, unchanged) or 'selfhosted' (app-owned table).
- DirectoryEmployee model + directoryemployees table (migration 7d16). to_dict
emits the same keys the external contract uses (SSO/First_Name/...), so both
modes share one response shape and the frontend is unchanged.
- Employee search / single / batch lookup branch on the mode.
- Self-hosted-only management endpoints: list, create, update, delete, and CSV
import (upsert by SSO). Guarded so they only work in self-hosted mode.
- EmployeeDirectory.vue management page (Settings > Locations & Organization):
table + search + pagination, add/edit/delete, CSV import (file or paste).
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- Flag the employee directory as the integration most likely to differ per
site; USB (cmmc_usb) is standardized and rarely needs adaptation.
- Add "Option B: stand up a self-hosted directory" with the canonical employees
table DDL, for sites with no HR database. In-app management (CRUD/CSV import)
noted as a possible future enhancement.
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Every site's HR directory and USB check-in/out databases may use a different
schema, so document exactly what each plugin queries and how to adapt.
- plugins/employees/README.md: required employees table columns (SSO,
First_Name, Last_Name, Team, Role, Picture), the queries run, photo handling,
and a CREATE VIEW recipe to map a different site schema without code changes.
- plugins/usb/README.md: cmmc_usb devices / checkinoutlog / users columns,
read-write ops, the employee-directory dependency, and a view recipe.
- USB plugin gains get_config_schema() (cmmc_usb_db_host/name/user + password);
cmmc_usb_connection reads host/name/user settings-first (env fallback), the
password stays env-only - matching the employees plugin.
- Config-field help points at the READMEs.
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