Backend

Getting Started

Setting up Dev Environment

1. Clone repo
2. run npm install
3. download and install mongodb server here. If on a Mac, use homebrew.
4. setup and create a firebase project (This firebase project should be your personal)
   • get your firebase admin credentials by following these instructions. Store the JSON credentials file in your documents or dev folder (This will set as GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS env varible). Also take note of the databaseURL which will be set as the FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL.
   • get your firebase credentials for a web app by following these instructions. Save the firebaseConfig as a JSON file named firebaseConfig.json in the root directory of the project.
5. Enable auth for the firebase app - under the project overview page, go to Authentication to enable Email/Password sign-in.
6. create a .env file in the root directory of the project. Example:

FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL=https://basicmessagingapp-n.firebaseio.com
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=C:\Users\Shane\Documents\Dev\firebaseCredentials.json
MONGODB_HOST=localhost:27017
MONGODB_DBNAME=test
NODE_PORT=3000

7. run npm run test to verify all test cases pass for your environment
8. run npm run dev to run the server in the dev environment