RyanWarner / app-sprout-server

app-sprout-server

An opinionated starting point for Node backends.

Goal: Create a Node boilerplate that, when coupled with app-sprout-client, is able to register and login new users as well as CRUD some fields.

Stack

Server

• NodeJS
• Express

Database

• MongoDB with Mongoose

Build System

• Gulp

Tests

• Mocha with Supertest

Local Setup

Prerequisites

1. Homebrew
   • ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   • brew update
   • brew doctor
   • open ~./bash_profile
   • Add export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH" to your bash profile and save it.
2. NodeJS
   • brew install node
3. Gulp
   • npm install --global gulp
4. MongoDB
   • brew install mongodb

Start Up

1. Set environment variables. Open your bash profile and set:
   • export NODE_ENV="development"
   • export SESSION_SECRET=“anything”
   • export NODE_HOST="YOUR_MAC.local:9000" where YOUR_MAC is equal to your computer name as defined in System Preferences >> Sharing >> Computer Name.
2. npm install
3. gulp

Tests

Tests are run through gulp, using gulp-spawn-mocha.

gulp tests

Coding Style

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