This project is a very simple companion backend to the example apps of Primer Universal Checkout:
This server uses Node as the runtime (v16 to be compatible with Glitch) and Fastify as the HTTP server framework.
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A Primer sandbox account π€
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An API key for your Sandbox π
You can grab your API key or create a new one from the Primer Dashboard.
We recommend using Glitch to quickly spin up a new instance of your server for free.
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First, click on this button to open the project in Glitch and start the server.
It may take a moment to start. -
On Glitch, open the file
.env
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Set the environment variablePRIMER_API_KEY
to your Primer sandbox API key. -
On Glitch, grab the URL of your Glitch instance.
It should look likehttps://xxx-yyy-zzz.glitch.me
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Paste your Glitch instance URL in the example project.
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First, make sure Node is installed on your machine.
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Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/primer-io/example-backend.git cd ./example-backend
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Install the dependencies:
npm install
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Clone the file
.env.example
and call it.env
. Set the environment variablePRIMER_API_KEY
to your Primer sandbox API key. -
Execute the following script on a terminal window:
npm start
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GET /
Health check -
POST /client-session
Create a client session