savvy-coders / SPA-example

Example complete SPA

SPA Example

Complete Savvy Coders SPA Example with Single Page Application and Express REST API Server

Setup

Run npm run install to install necessary package

.env File

Create/update the .env file at the root level with the following key/values, update as needed:

PIZZA_PLACE_API_URL=http://localhost:4040  
MONGODB=mongodb://localhost/pizza 
[^---This MONGODB value above should be changed to be your own mongodb cluster connection string! See the curriculum for more on that!---^]
OPEN_WEATHER_MAP_API_KEY=

Execution

You must start both the SPA and Server using the npm run serve and npm run app:watch commands in separate terminals.

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NPM Script Commands

In the terminal use npm run

serve: Start the frontend SPA with hot reload
app:watch: Start the backend API with hot reload
parcel-build: Package SPA for production deployment