ISS-LOCATOR

ISS-Locator is an app that shows the current position of the International Space Station on a Google Map.

The data used by the app is retrieved from Open Notify as well as Google Maps.

The app can be viewed here.

Prerequisites:

• Ensure node is installed - installation guide

• Ensure mongoDB is installed and the mongo daemon is running - installation guide:

  For mac users: $ brew install mongodb && mkdir mongo-db && mongod --dbpath mongo-db && mongod

• Ensure the .env file has the necessary data. Refer to the env_sample file.

Setup

• Clone the repo by running:

$ git clone https://github.com/victoriaaoka/iss-locator.git

• Change directory into the project folder:

$ cd iss-locator

• Install dependencies by running the command:

$ npm install

• Start the app by running any of the following commands:

$ node app.js

$ nodemon

• Access the app at:

localhost:<PORT>

NB: The mongo daemon should be running on one terminal tab, and the app on a different tab.

Testing

Run the command:

$ npm test

Built with

• Node
• Express
• Pug & CSS
• Mongodb