ravikumaratluri/project-05

Node Express MVC EJS Bootstrap Starter app

A sample starter app using:

• Node.js platform
• Express web framework
• EJS templating engine
• MVC design pattern
• Mongoose MongoDB object modeling
• Lodash for JavaScript object iteration and manipulation
• jQuery library for DOM manipulation
• BootStrap Material Design framework for responsive design
• nedb In-memory database
• Winston logger

Links

• Repo https://bitbucket.org/professorcase/node-express-mvc-ejs-start

Prerequisites

Following must be downloaded, installed, and configured according to the product directions:

1. Node.js and npm
2. Git version control system
3. If Windows, TortoiseGit
4. Add "Open PowerShell Here as Administrator" to context menu. Download and run file from https://github.com/profcase/open-command-window-here-as-admin.

Code Editor

1. Install Visual Studio Code.
2. Right-click on your project folder and select "Open with Code".
3. RECOMMENDED: Under VS Code menu "File" option, check "Autosave".
4. OPTIONAL: To type commands from within VS Code, from the VS Code menu, select View / Terminal.

Get started

Fork this repo into your own cloud account.

Clone your repo down to your local machine.

Review Code Organization

• app.js - Starting point for the application. Defines the express server, requires routes and models. Loads everything and begins listening for events.
• controllers/ - logic for handling client requests
• data/ - seed data loaded each time the application starts
• models/ - schema descriptions for custom data types
• routes/ - route definitions for the API
• utils/ - utilities for logging and seeding data
• views/ - EJS - embedded JavaScript and HTML used to create dynamic pages

Install Nodemon Globally

In your new project folder, right-click and "Open PowerShell Here as Administrator". Install nodemon globally to enable live updates.

> npm install -g nodemon

Install Project Dependencies

Run npm install to install the project dependencies listed in package.json.

> npm install

Run the App Locally

In your project folder, right-click and "Open PowerShell Here as Administrator". At the prompt, type nodemon app.js to start the server. (CTRL-C to stop.)

> nodemon app.js

View Web App

Open browser to the location displayed, e.g. http://localhost:8089/

Team Members

• Ravi Kumar Atluri
• Varun Goud Pulipalpula
• Bala Gopi Krishna Sabbineni
• Midhun Kandakatla