stormont / RenoSpaceApps2016_Drone-Server

Server for drone app

RenoSpaceApps2016_Drone-Server

Server for drone app

Prerequisites

Have node installed.

Add additional packages:

• npm install sqlite3 --save

Get an API key for forecast.io. Save the API key to the following file in the root directory:

• weather_token.txt

Running the server

(The DEBUG option can be skipped and will default to false.)

(Subsequent instruction assume accessing a server on localhost running on port 8080.)

On *Nix

Run:

• PORT=8080 DEBUG={true|false} node server.js

On Windows

Run:

• set PORT=8080
• set DEBUG={true|false}
• node server.js

Getting drone data

From a browser or other client, open (or otherwise run a GET request):

• http://localhost:8080/drone/{drone_id}

{drone_id} is the unique identifier for your drone.

Posting drone data

Send a POST request to:

• http://localhost:8080/drone?id={drone_id}&lat={latitude}&lng={longitude}