outlook-api-client-boilerplate

A Client & Server boilerplate for a React app that uses the Outlook API.

This boilerplate brings in:

• React
• mobx
• gulp
• webpack
• express
• simple-oauth2

And requires you to register an application to access the Outlook REST API.

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository and run npm install:

git clone https://github.com/kenotron/outlook-api-client-boilerplate.git
npm i

2. Register a new application in the Azure App Registration portal

1. Sign In -> Add an App -> Fill out details
2. Copy Application ID, paste it in the clientId under src/server/config.ts
3. Generate New Password, paste it in the clientSecret under src/server/config.ts
4. Add Platform -> Web -> paste this in for the text field: http://localhost:3000/authorize
5. Hit Save Button
6. Then, make sure that you DON'T ever check in the config.ts by typing this:

git update-index --assume-unchanged src/server/config.ts

3. Run the dev server with a npm start script:

npm start

Now, simply open your browser to http://localhost:3000