build-react-native

Build React Native tutorial app

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to run Rails app

• cd into buildRN repo
• bundle install - make sure all the dependencies are installed properly, including Postgresql
• rake db:create
• rake db:migrate
• rake db:seed - this seeds the fixtures in the database
• rails server

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To add fixtures

• go to buildRN/db/seeds.rb and add another chapter (follow the examples)

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React components

• React components are located in buildRN/app/assets/javascripts/components

Adding NPM packages

• it's possible, but tricky - this involves placing the file in the asset pipeline (more spec later)

Testing the database

• Open a separate terminal window go to the root of the Rails app and type rails c or rails console
• You can then check the database - i.e., Chapter.all, Chapter.first, Chapter.find(title: 'Hello World'), etc.