Market Mapping Module - Backend

This repository acts as a codebase for ExpressJS backend of LE's Market mapping module. This module is built in order to map as many markets/shops/establishments as possible on the map and gain as much as possible insights as possible in order to help micro-enterprises in: 1. Picking location for starting their business. 2. Suggesting possible rent ranges in any location. 3. Helping them with places to get their raw material from. and much more...

Setup - Dev

Local Setup to run the project

clone this particular branch (custom-advisor) of this repository by running the following command: git clone https://github.com/shravansrinivas/market-map-backend.git
Intall the required NPM modules with the command: npm i or npm install [Make sure you have NodeJS version >12 & <16 installed. 14.16.1 recommended] Refer this link to install NodeJS from their website
Get the .env file from the admin/maintainer for dev env variables. Also make sure you have the MongoDB data dump and restore it using the **mongorestore** command.
Start the server : npm start

Working on development of the project

1 Please create a new branch with custom-advisor(default branch) as base branch. You can use either of the following set of commands.

git branch {new_branch_name} git checkout {new_branch_name}

git checkout -b {new_branch_name}

Maintenance and Merging

Please raise a PR (Pull Request) whenever there is a need to merge with the custom-advisor branch and assign it to the relevant maintainer/admin.

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