kingtides-api

API for Wave Witness King Tides

Setup

Create a file named config.json and add the following content (FLICKR_OAUTH_KEY and FLICKR_OAUTH_SECRET intentionally left blank for initial creation):

 {
     "MONGO_URL": "mongodb://user:pwd@localhost:27017/db",
     "FLICKR_KEY": "flickr_api_key",
     "FLICKR_SECRET": "flickr_shared_secret",
     "FLICKR_USER_ID":"witnesskingtides",
     "FLICKR_OAUTH_KEY":"",
     "FLICKR_OAUTH_SECRET":"",
     "WKT_CORS_WHITELIST": "http://localhost,https://localhost:5000"
 }

Install dependencies
```
 npm install
```
Fill in FLICKR_USER_ID with your Flickr web address (this is used for the photo search)
```
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/FLICKR_USER_ID
```
Create / Find your Flickr web address via
```
 https://www.flickr.com/account
```
Alternatively you can use the unique ID in Step 5 below when authorizing Flickr
Fill in FLICKR_KEY and FLICKR_SECRET

Find/Create existing keys at
```
https://www.flickr.com/services/apps/
```
Authorize Flickr to get FLICKR_OAUTH_KEY and FLICKR_OAUTH_SECRET (this is used for the photo upload)
```
node scripts/flickr_auth.js
```
Follow instructions and update config.json based on output.

Note: this will create a private photo in your Flickr Camera Roll. Delete it if necessary.
Configure WKT_CORS_WHITELIST with the URL where you front end is coming from. Comma separate URLs. Specify ports if necesasry.

Sample code for front end:
```
https://github.com/rhok-melbourne/witnesskingtides-web/
```
Run server
```
npm start
```
or
```
nodejs bin/www
```

Test Flickr Upload

After updating Flickr config run this to ensure upload process works

node scripts/flickr_test_upload.js

Seed Tide data

If there is no data at all, use this to get started

cd other
ruby seed_tides.rb

sawilde/witnesskingtides-api

kingtides-api

Setup

Test Flickr Upload

Seed Tide data