Note-Taker

Introduction

Is a Node, Express, and MySQL powered note-taking application. You have the ability to create and delete notes from a MySQL database.

Deployed link: https://agile-fjord-54086.herokuapp.com/

Prerequisites

Download and install on your computer:

• MySQL Workbench
• NodeJS

Getting Started

• Clone the Repository
• Make a .gitignore file and add the following lines to it. This will tell git not to track these files, and won't be commited to Github.

node_modules
.DS_Store
.env

• In the in your .env file put MYSQL_KEY='enter_your_password_here (the one you setup when you installed MySQL). This will allow to connect with oyur workbench.

• After you've completed the above steps you then have to install the following node modules in the command line in terminal/bash:

npm install <package name>
  * dotenv
  * mysql
  * express
  

List of Features/Functions

To run program type in the command line:

• node server.js
  • This will log you into the MySQL database and terminal will state your connected.
  • Then go to your browser type in localhost:3000, this should bring you to the Note Taking app home page to enter notes or view notes.
  • Once you type in a note and hit submit, click on view notes. You will see the note you just submitted.
  • If you type in the browser localhost:3000/api/newNote you will see your list of notes in JSON format.

Built With

1. MySQL Workbench
2. javascript
3. node.js
4. https://www.npmjs.com/ - for node modules