Angular, ASP.NET Core Customers Service Application

This project demonstrates how Angular and ASP.NET Core can be used together.

Software Requirements To Run Locally

• Visual Studio 2017 Community 15.3.3 (or higher) for Windows. VERY IMPORTANT to have 15.3.3 or higher so make sure you've installed the latest updates!
• Any editor on Mac although VS Code (https://code.visualstudio.com) is recommended.
• ASP.NET Core SDK 2.0 or higher - http://dot.net
• Node.js 6.10 or higher

Running the Application Locally on Windows

1. Open the .sln file in Visual Studio

2. Install Gulp: npm install gulp -g

3. Run npm install to install app dependencies (make sure to run this in the folder where the package.json file lives)

4. Run the following Gulp task to copy required Angular modules into the wwwroot folder:

   gulp copy:libs

5. Start the application (F5)

6. Browse to http://localhost:5000

Running the Application Locally on Mac

1. Open the project folder in VS Code

2. Install Gulp: npm install gulp -g

3. Run npm install to install app dependencies (make sure to run this in the folder where the package.json file lives)

4. Run the following Gulp task to copy required Angular modules into the wwwroot folder:

   gulp copy:libs

5. Run npm run tsc:w to compile TypeScript to JavaScript locally (leave the window running). This is only needed when in "dev" mode.

6. Open another command window and run the following:

   • Run dotnet restore

   • Run dotnet build

   • Run dotnet run

7. Browse to http://localhost:5000