This starter code for the "Connecting it all: Tracing Errors" checkpoint in the Thinkful curriculum.
As you work through the "Connecting it all: Tracing Errors" checkpoint, you will be writing code traces requests through your server.
The table below describes the files and folders in the starter code:
| Folder/file path | Description |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
| knexfile.js | Knex configuration file. |
| src/app.js | Directs requests to the appropriate routers. ||
| src/articles/articles.controller.js | The controller for the articles resource |
| src/articles/articles.router.js | The router for the articles resource |
| src/articles/articles.service.js | The service for the articles resource |
| src/db/connection.js | Database connection module. |
| src/db/migrations | A folder that contains the knex migrations |
| src/db/seeds | A folder that contains the knex see data |
| src/errors | folder where you will find several functions for handle various errors. |
| src/server.js | Starts the server on localhost:5000 by default. |
| .env.sample | A sample environment configuration file
This starter code closely follows the best practices and patterns established in the Robust Server Structure module.
- Fork and clone this repository.
- Copy
.env.sampleto.env. - Run
npm installto install project dependencies. - Run
npm run start:devto start your server in development mode.
- Set up a new ElephantSQL database instance by following the instructions in the "PostgreSQL: Creating & Deleting Databases" checkpoint.
- In your
.envfile, set theDATABASE_URLto the database connection url for your new database - Run
npx knex migrate:latestto migrate the database schema - Run
npx knex seed:runto seed some article data into the database
If you have trouble getting the server to run, reach out for assistance.