NicholasGWK / bridge-applications-backend

Installation

Install Docker Compose: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Build the app and run it:

$ npm install
$ docker-compose up --build

You should only need to do this the first time.

Run the app locally

You should only have to build with docker compose the first time you install the app, if you add new dependencies or if the Dockerfile configuration changes. Once you've built it you should be able to run the app locally using:

$ docker-compose up

Run database migrations

$ npx knex migrate:latest
$ npx knex seed:run

Run the app in production

$ npm start

Database

To create a new migration

$ npm run db:migrate:create -- <migration_name>

To run a migration

$ npm run db:migrate:latest

To rollback a migration

$ npm run db:migrate:rollback

To seed the database

$ npm run db:seed

Middleware

Middleware functions are functions that have access to the request object (req), the response object (res), and the next middleware function in the application’s request-response cycle.

Middleware can be at the application level or at the router level.

Testing

Using jest and supertest for API testing.

Environment variables

Environment variables are to be loaded in through a .env file. Anything that needs to be configured by environment or kept a secret should live in the .env file and it should never be checked in.

Commit messages

In order to keep a clean git history merges should always be squashed with a consistent commit message style.