How to use

Live Demo: (http://csc322.heroku.com)

Local Demo:

1. Install Node.js 0.8.x and MongoDB 2.x.
2. Inside project folder type npm install
3. Run node server.js command
4. Open the browser at the following URL: http://localhost:3000

Note: Local demo still requires an internet connect because our game database is located on mongolab.com.

To access admin dashboard use the following account:

• username: syalkabov762
• password: password

Project Structure

• server.js - main file that contains application logic, routes, database schema.
• views/jade files - view templates (sort of like HTML files)
• public/css - stylesheets folder
• public/img - images folder
• public/js - javascripts folder
• screenshots - screenshots of the web application

Infrastructure

1. node.js - application server
2. express - web framework for node.js
3. mongoose - mongodb object document mapper
4. bcrypt - cryptography library
5. redis-store - storing sessions in redis database
6. request - used for initiating requests to parse the website
7. jsdom - used to parse a website
8. underscore.js - utility functions for javascript
9. underscore.strin - utility functions for javaScript strings
10. emailjs = sends e-mail via a designated SMTP server

Tools

1. JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 12
2. GitHub

Design and Front-end

1. Bootstrap - css framework by Twitter (http://twiter.github.com/bootstrap)
2. Jade - server-side templating language (http://jade-lang.com)
3. Credit Card Icons - (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/10/21/free-png-credit-card-debit-card-and-payment-icons-set-18-icons/)
4. jQuery Raty - star ratings (http://wbotelhos.com/raty)
5. Game information - parsed from Gamespot.com and Amazon.com
6. jquery.validate - client-side input validation (http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation)
7. jquery.meow - javascript notifications when rating a game (http://zacstewart.com/projects/meow.html)
8. humane.js - javascript notifications when buying a game (http://wavded.github.com/humane-js)

Screenshots

Input validation on client-side and server-side

Nice alert message on login screen if registration has been successful

Profile view. Note the sahat@msn.com | Sign Out links instead of Login | Create Account

Game ratings retrieved from the database and displayed next to the game title

Xbox Live Achievements and User information for those who have a Gamertag

Recommendation Engine for registered users