jriviere0316 / tarjanAjaxReviewApp

tarjanAjaxReviewApp

Tarjan W8 Review App

Inventory App with server using JQ, Node, & Express

Setup

• initialize git
• initialize npm
• npm install express and node
• added start script in package.json
• created server folder with server.js in this folder

Phase 1 - spinning up server

in server.js:

• require express
• set up global const for port
• spin up server
• create "public folder within "server" folder
• create index.html in public folder
• create "scripts" and "vendors" folders in public
• move jQUERY into vendors
• create "client.js" in scripts
• src both in html and check in browser

Phase 2 - front end interface

• set up basic interface for adding an item to inventory
• capture click event when add item button is clicked
• retrieve user input and put in an object

Phase 3 - server handshake and first POST

• add AJAX call to our button click
• add a POST route to server
• check that the data is getting to server correctly
• if so, push object into an array on server