Mock Winlink Server

The purpose of this repository is to provide a Form Server for testing and developing Winlink Forms.

Overview

This is a placeholder, more information will be added in the near future.

Clone this repository and change to the clone directory root.
If using Windows, install WSL and select a Linux distribution of your preference (at the time of this writing, I'd recommend Ubuntu 22.04). Open a WSL shell before continuing.
In Linux (or WSL) update packages using sudo apt update etc.
Install NVM (Node Version Manager) from nvm-sh on github. Use WGET or CURL as directed.
Use NVM to install latest Node version: nvm install node.
Verify node and NPM installation with node --version and npm --version accordingly. Fix any issues before continuing.
Install dependencies using npm install.

Copy your Winlink Template and Form file(s) to the public/views directory.
Copy .env.example and update the variables with your requirements.
Execute npm run devStart to start the server.
If running in VSCode, a prompt will ask you to open a Browser. Otherwise, maually open a browser and point to https://{FORM_SERVER_HOSTNAME}:{API_PORT} and the Winlink Form should be served.
Fill out the Form and click the Submit button.
Review the Terminal output to see the JSON representation of the data the Form is configured to send.

By design .gitignore will not allow checking in your ENV file, nor any Winlink Form file(s) to copy-in to public/views.