- Getting started:
prerequisites: node and npm these are available inside GCP cloud shell if you can't install them locally.
a. open two separate terminals: one in /server, one in /client b. run npm install in each terminal c. run npm start in each terminal d. navigate to http://localhost:8080
- The sample app
Uses nodejs with the express web server on both server and client microservices.
The backend server receives REST requests on port 8082 and returns mock data.
The client inserts json from the server into an html template in the Views folder and returns it to the requestor on port 8080.
- Dependencies
client and server both use the following npm packages:
express: a web server https://www.npmjs.com/package/express body-parser to convert json and form data in the request into parameters. https://www.npmjs.com/package/body-parser mocha, chai and supertest (for unit testing) https://www.npmjs.com/package/mocha https://www.npmjs.com/package/chai https://www.npmjs.com/package/supertest
The client uses the following additional libaries:
express-handlebars ( a templating library) https://github.com/ericf/express-handlebars nock (for mocking the api call) https://www.npmjs.com/package/nock