Steps to create a new Module

Create a new module directory pqueue.
Create a pqueue\src directory for your source code files.

Add source files to pqueue\src

e.g. pqueue.cpp

  #include <node.h>
  #include <v8.h>

  using namespace v8;

  Handle<Value> run(const Arguments& args) {
    HandleScope scope;
    return scope.Close(String::New("queue started"));
  }

  void init(Handle<Object> exports) {
    exports->Set(String::NewSymbol("run"),
        FunctionTemplate::New(run)->GetFunction());
  }

  NODE_MODULE(pqueue, init)

Try to build (from pqueue\ root folder of module)
- Add binding.gyp file to pqueue folder.
```
  {
  	"targets": [
  		{
  			"target_name": "pqueue",
  			"sources": [ "src/pqueue.cpp" ]
  		}
  	]
  }
```
- open command shell in root of project/module
- run node-gyp configure
- run node-gyp build
Create lib folder
- Add pqueue.js file.
```
  var pqueue = require('../build/Release/pqueue');

  module.exports = pqueue;
```
  - This file will load pqueue.node, and export, and if required add other functions, exports, modules etc in future..
Create npm package/module
- run npm init and fill in the prompts
- (leave out what you don't know to be filled in later)
Quick test
- run node repl
```
  var q = require('./');
  q.run();
```
Add a cup of mocha ...
- run npm install mocha --save-dev
  - this will install mocha, and update your package.json file to inlude the dependency module
- run npm install should --save-dev
  - this is another helper module that simplifies test cases (allows for syntax like: myVar.should.equal('somevalue'))
- Create test folder
  - add test cases, e.g. pqueue__basic.js into test folder.
```
  var should = require("should");
  var pqueue = require('../');

  describe('pqueue -- basic', function(){

  	before(function() {
  		should.exist(pqueue);
  		pqueue.run();
  	});

  	it('should allow for xyz', function(){
  		// ...
  	});

  	it('should fail when xyz', function(){
  		// ...
  	});
  });
```
- run npm test to run tests.
Further development changes
- you can run the following commands from root folder during futher development/changes
  (read up more on each of these commands in you don't know how to use them)
```
  node-gyp build
  node-gyp clean
  node-gyp rebuild

  npm install
  npm test
  npm start
  ... 
```
- alternatively, once you do node-gyp build or node-gyp rebuild, you can open the visual studio files and debug, code etc from there ..

To install

	git clone https://github.com/HeikoR/node-addon-template.git pqueue-min
	cd pqueue-min
	npm install
	npm test
	npm start

Or you can use npm:

	npm install git+https://github.com/HeikoR/node-addon-template.git