This backend application responds to the requeriments of streaming public tweets.
The app is developed in NodeJS using socket.io for living communication with web clients in order to stream new tweets. Also use express as http manager and middleware.
The app has been developing for training purposes.
Demo application deployed on heroku. (https://tweet-seeker-api.herokuapp.com/)
Check Api constract and test it from web interface:
http://[host]:[port]/api-docs/
Install packages and globals
$ npm install
Utility for server reloading when detecting file changes
$ npm install -g nodemon
Build the application
$ npm run build
Run a local dev server
$ npm run start:dev
Run the app in VSCode with debug mode
The application contains a launch.json config file stored in .vscode folder. It enables a debug run in VSCode IDE.