/workflow-prototype-app

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workflow-prototype-app

Very poorly designed MERN application to rate and review. If you landed here somehow, skip over to other repos.

Disclaimer

Application works but is very poorly designed and I did not know react well enough at that time. These readme notes are only for my own reference.

To run

  • Make sure MongoDB is running (mongod.exe if on local installation on Windows)
  • Run npm start from the server folder (Make sure latest build files are in server/public)
  • Make sure config.json is present in server/ folder in this format:

{ "db": { "url": "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/rubricdb" }, "jwt": { "secret" : "asdsadasdasdasd" } }

To develop

  • Make sure MongoDB is running (mongod.exe if on local installation on Windows)
  • Make sure you run npm install for client and server (OR use the SERVER INSTALL and CLIENT INSTALL batch scripts)
  • Run npm start in server folder
  • Run npm start in client folder

To build and run

  • Run npm run build in client folder
  • Copy files from /build folder in the client folder to server/public/
  • Only the server folder is required to run the app
  • Make sure config.json is also added to the server/ folder
  • Run the START SERVER batch file or run node index.js in the server/ folder
  • The files in the public folder are served on http://localhost:8080/

Important notes

  • Client manages data using flux
  • Warning: Errors are displayed by updating store and rendering conditionally
  • Server returns JSON token on successful authentication
  • JSON token has no expiry
  • No password reset/signup mechanism

Backing up and restoring the db

  • Run CMD as administrator
  • Change directory to C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.2\bin\
  • For backup: mongodump --out=C:\db-backups\ --db rubricdb You should find the folder with the backup bson files in db-backups
  • For restoration: mongorestore --db rubricdb C:\db-bkp\rubricdb\