moda20 / todoList

GraphQL and MongoDB and NodeJs express server with typescript

This is the backend service of two services, that run in separate containers. it is made with nodejs express web and application server using typescript, running graphQL server instead of REST calls and using mongodb as a database.

Install

Fast install and run using docker

You can install and run the project via the included docker-compose file.

you will need to have installed on your system :

• Docker
• docker-compose

before launching :

• You should change the local database volume that acts as a physical storage for the mongodb. you can do this by editing the docker-compose.yml and changing the default directory "/Users/mac/mongodb/database" to a writable directory on your testing machine.

to launch :

$ cd todoListBackEndServer
$ docker-compose up

once both containers are up and running, you can head to the default url http://localhost:3004/auth in order to login or create a new account via the register form. (After registering you will need to manually login with the new credentials)

Traditional install and run

The main Express App entry point is src/server.ts. Before launch, we will need to install all dependencies using

npm install

then launch using nodemon for development

nodemon

or

npm run start

Usage

In order to use the server, you will need to link it with a mongodb server, the mongoDb server connection string cna be edited in .env file found in the root directory of the project.

DB_CONNEXION_STRING="mongodb://backendUser:backEndUser@mongodb:27017/todo"

the current default connection string is linked with the bundled mongodb container