Deck of Cards App

Currently deployed to deckocards.

Backend API

This project uses the Lumen framework, which is lighter weight than Laravel and probably even still more than necessary for the MVP. I wanted to use Lumen as a way to reintroduce myself to PHP and also have the opportunity to set up a connection with a DB as opposed to using simple JSON as the backend.

The API routes are behind /api/v1 and allow the user to:

return all cards
create a new card (for example, to add Tarot cards or cards for a different game, or more than one deck's worth)
return a specific card
update a specific card
delete a card

Frontend JS

The front end infrastructure is designed as a SPA using React. Tests are written in Jasmine/Enzyme.

Setting up the development environment

You will need a Postgres installation. The app uses the default Postgres configuration, so if you are on MacOS and have Homebrew set up, run:

brew install postgres

Once that is done, run:

php artisan:migrate to run the application's migration(s).

Building the JS

Run npm start to build the JS. The resulting code is placed in the /public directory.

Running the app

Run php -S localhost:8000 -t public to start the server. The app should be running at localhost:8000.

harrisonmuskat / deckOCards