Bookmark-share is an application that allows users to
- bookmark URLS via
- email, peruse other's bookmarks and
- maintain a personal index of categorize bookmarks.
Bookmark-share organizes bookmarks by topic.
This app was made with my mentor as part of the Software Engineering Track at Bloc. The source code is here on GitHub: https://github.com/bperlik/blocmarks
The app is deployed on Heroku: https://blocmarks-bp.herokuapp.com
- Users can sign up for a free account with email
- Users can sign in and out
- Users can email an URL to Blocmarks and have it saved in a database
- Users can see an index of all topics and bookmarks
- Users can create, read, update, and delete bookmarks
- Only users can delete and update their bookmarks.
- Users can like/unlike bookmarks created by other users.
- Users can see a list of bookmarks they've added or liked on a personal profile.
Languages and Frameworks:
- Ruby version 2.43
- Rails 5.0.2
- Bootstrap
Databases: SQLite (Test, Development)
Development Tools and Gems include:
- Devise for authorizations
- BCrypt for secure passwords
- SendGrid for email confirmation
- Rspec-rails for testing
- FactoryGirl for test suite success
Setup:
-
Environment variables were set using Figaro and are stored in config/application.yml (ignored by git).
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The config/application.example.yml file illustrates how environment variables should be stored.
- Clone the repository
- Run bundle install
- Create and migrate the SQLite database with
rake db:create
andrake db:migrate
- Start the server using
rails server
- Run the app on
localhost:3000
Test user email: "test@test.com", password: "testtest"