To build a command-line application from scratch to manage a company's employee database, using Node.js, Inquirer, and MySQL.
AS A business owner I WANT to be able to view and manage the departments, roles, and employees in my company SO THAT I can organize and plan my business
GIVEN a command-line application that accepts user input WHEN I start the application THEN I am presented with the following options: view all departments, view all roles, view all employees, add a department, add a role, add an employee, and update an employee role WHEN I choose to view all departments THEN I am presented with a formatted table showing department names and department ids WHEN I choose to view all roles THEN I am presented with the job title, role id, the department that role belongs to, and the salary for that role WHEN I choose to view all employees THEN I am presented with a formatted table showing employee data, including employee ids, first names, last names, job titles, departments, salaries, and managers that the employees report to WHEN I choose to add a department THEN I am prompted to enter the name of the department and that department is added to the database WHEN I choose to add a role THEN I am prompted to enter the name, salary, and department for the role and that role is added to the database WHEN I choose to add an employee THEN I am prompted to enter the employee’s first name, last name, role, and manager, and that employee is added to the database WHEN I choose to update an employee role THEN I am prompted to select an employee to update and their new role and this information is updated in the database
Open terminal window after fork.
npm init -y to create a package.son file to store your dependenices.
npm i to install your NPM package manager and required dependencies.
npm i inquirer to interact with the user via the command-line.
npm i figlet to implement FIGfont spec in Javascript.
npm i chalk for terminal string styling of Logo.
npm i console.table to print MySQL rows to the console.
npm i dotenv to store environmental variables.
npm i mysql2 to connect to your MySQL database and perform queries.
run command mysql -u -root -p to initilize MySQL, then type username and password to login:
Test User
username: root
password: test123
database: employeeTracker_db
Welcome to the MySQL monitor
type mysql> status to confirm connection with database.
run command node employeeTracker, or npm start to answer the prompts.
run command npm start
select an option from the menu prompt
follow the prompts for each selection.
Red menu options are unfinished Bonus.
Select Exit Menu to quit.
