CollinDex/hng_boilerplate_expressjs

[App Name] Integration Documentation

Overview

[Description]

Folder Structure

|--- src
|    |--- index.ts
|--- .env.local
|--- .gitignore
|--- package.json
|--- tsconfig.json

Dependencies (Dev)

• Node.js
• TypeScript
• Express
• ts-node-dev

Getting Started

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm (Node Package Manager, included with Node.js)
• Git

Contribution Guide

Getting Started

If you don't have git on your machine, install it.

Fork this repository

Fork this repository by clicking on the fork button on the top of this page. This will create a copy of this repository in your account.

Clone the repository

Now clone the forked repository to your machine. Go to your GitHub account, open the forked repository, click on the code button and then click the copy to clipboard icon.

Open a terminal and run the following git command:

git clone "url you just copied"

where "url you just copied" (without the quotation marks) is the url to this repository (your fork of this project). See the previous steps to obtain the url.

For example:

git clone git@github.com:this-is-you/hng_project.git

where this-is-you is your GitHub username. Here you're copying the contents of the first-contributions repository on GitHub to your computer.

Create a branch

Change to the repository directory on your computer (if you are not already there):

cd hng_project

Now create a branch using the git switch command:

git switch -c your-new-branch-name

For example:

git switch -c add-alonzo-church

Important notice:

  console.log

is not allowed

a default logger has been created

  import log from "./utils/logger";

  log.info("information")

Make Changes

Make your changes to the codebase. Ensure your code follows the project's coding standards and guidelines.

commit those changes

Now open Contributors.md file in a text editor, add your name to it. Don't add it at the beginning or end of the file. Put it anywhere in between. Now, save the file.

If you go to the project directory and execute the command git status, you'll see there are changes.

Add those changes to the branch you just created using the git add command:

Push changes to GitHub

Push your changes using the command git push:

git push -u origin your-branch-name

replacing your-branch-name with the name of the branch you created earlier.

If you get any errors while pushing, click here:

• Authentication Error

  remote: Support for password authentication was removed on August 13, 2021. Please use a personal access token instead.
  remote: Please see https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ for more information.
  fatal: Authentication failed for 'https://github.com//first-contributions.git/'

  Go to GitHub's tutorial on generating and configuring an SSH key to your account.

Submit your changes for review into Staging

If you go to your repository on GitHub, you'll see a Compare & pull request button. Click on that button.

Now submit the pull request.

Soon your changes will be merged into the staging branch of this project. You will get a notification email once the changes have been merged.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

First, clone the repository to your local machine using Git.

git clone https://github.com/your-username/[app-name].git
cd [app-name]

2. Install Dependencies

Navigate to the project directory and install the required dependencies.

yarn

3. Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add your environment-specific variables. You can use the provided .env.example file as a reference.

cp .env.example .env

Edit the .env file to match your environment configuration.

4. Run the Development Server

Start the development server with the following command. This will also watch for any changes in your code and automatically restart the server.

yarn start:dev

5. Run the Production Server

To run the application in a production environment, use the following command:

yarn start

7. Verify the Setup

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to verify that the application is running correctly.

API Endpoints

All API endpoints can be referenced in the API Reference document.

Versioning

This project is versioned to ensure backward compatibility and easy maintenance. The current version is [version 1].

route naming conventions

all routes should have a prefix of

  api/v1