README.MD

Stickerfy

The application can be found at https://stickerfy.herokuapp.com/

Run the application locally

Prerequisites

You need the following properly installed before being able to run this application:

• Node
• NPM (which is bundled with Node)
• MongoDB Community Edition

Get started

1. Clone this repository

    git clone https://github.com/meaghanlewis/stickerfy.git

2. Install dependencies

    npm install

3. Set the MONGODB_URI environment variable

   On macOS/Linux use the following command from your terminal:

    export MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/shopping

On Windows, run:

    set MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/shopping

4. Start up MongoDB

   Refer to Run MongoDB Community Edition for the latest command and version to use on your operating system. on macOS, I run this command from the terminal:

    brew services start [email protected]

5. Populate shopping database

    node seed/product-seeder.js

6. Once the project is setup, start the dev server with Nodemon.

    npm run dev

Server will start at: http://localhost:3000

Run mocha tests

Unit tests

• to run: npm run unit-test
• do not require the dev server running

Integration tests

• to run: npm run integration-test
• start up the dev server when running

UI tests

• to run: npm run ui-test
• note: dev server must be started by running npm run dev beforehand