Simple Snap Example Application

See Setup to set up the application for the first time.

Dev Loop

1. Execute make
2. Run the application (by default compiled in development mode)
3. Make changes to the application files
4. Reload in the browser, updated files will be compiled automatically

Testing

Tests are defined in tests, run make test to compile and run them.

Deployment to Heroku

There is an example Procfile in the application.

Heroku setup instructions: TBD

Setup

Check the required and optional dependencies below, then run:

» make setup

to setup a cabal sandbox and install the required project dependencies.

The project can be build (in development mode which enables dynamic reloading) by running:

» make

The snap application can then be started by running (listening on port 9000):

» .cabal-sandbox/bin/atlassian-snap-example -p 9000
Listening on http://0.0.0.0:9000/

Dependencies

The example project was setup using:

» ghc --version
The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 7.6.3
» cabal --version
cabal-install version 1.18.0.2
using version 1.18.1.1 of the Cabal library

YMMV

Optional dependencies

These are not strictly necessary but make life easier.

UPX

Compresses the executable. make dist currently strips debug symbols and compresses the executable.

» brew install upx

cabal-constraints

The make freeze target "freezes" the exact versions of the dependencies selected by cabal-install. The dependency list will be written to cabal.config. This requires the cabal-constraints executable to be available:

» cabal install cabal-constraints