ROSEdu Challenge

Setup

Easy install

For a quick setup, just run make setup in the root directory. Then make run will start the db and app at http://localhost:3000.

Manual setup

1. Install nodejs (preferably from own repo) and npm:

    add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js && apt-get update
    apt-get install nodejs
   

2. Install mongodb. Needed for our database:

    apt-get install mongodb
   

3. Set node environment ($NODE_ENV):

    NODE_ENV=development
   

4. Install all node modules. A list is available further down.

    npm install
   

5. Start mongod and import testing database:

    mongod &
    mongorestore -d rosedu-challenge rchallenge_db/rosedu-challenge
   

6. Run mongod and start the app. Then visit http://localhost:3000.

    mongod &
    node app.js
   

Development

To run the app in development use the corresponding Makefile target

    make run

This will launch the app using nodemon which automatically restarts the app when you make changes to the code.

If you need to stay logged in, you can provide a username to the run command. The app will authenticate you after the first handled request.

    make run user=justin

You can also switch user once the app is running, by visiting the following URL

    localhost:3000/login/justin

Superusers are defined in model/macro.js file. The default one is mariuscoto. Use it to get access to the admin console (localhost:3000/admin).

This repo provides you with some db data so you can easily test what you implement. If you want to restore the db, please use

    make db-import

Happy coding !