Prototyping tool built in Express.
It will give you a basic Express app, with templates, css and images from the GOV.UK front-end toolkit.
You may already have it, try:
node --version
Your version needs to be at least v0.10.0.
If you don't have Node, download it here: http://nodejs.org/.
Install Node.js (see requirements)
git clone git@github.com:tombye/express_prototype.git
npm install
This will install folders containing programs described by the package.json file to a folder called node_modules.
node start.js
Go to localhost:3000 in your browser.
Any code changes should update in the browser without you restarting the app.
The app recompiles app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss everytime changes are observed.
Guides for getting set up and how to work with the prototyping application are available on this repo's wiki.
- Getting started (Read this first)
- Creating routes
- Making pages
- Writing CSS
- Deploying (getting your work online)
- Tips and Tricks
This project is built on top of Express, the idea is that it is straightforward to create simple static pages out of the box. However, you're not limited to that - more dynamic sites can be built with more understanding of Express. Here's a good Express tutorial.