Copit

An IOS and Android app that notifies people of freebies, events, parties, and many other things that are nearby their area.

Server-side

Copit uses Express, Socket.IO, and MySQL for the server-side.

• Express is used to run the web-server
• Socket.IO is used to run the socket server, which wraps around the Express server
• MySQL is the database management server

Configure the server properties in the server.json file located in the config/server directory of the project.

Then setup the database by importing the copit.sql file in MySQL. The file is located in the app/sql directory of the project.

Once server.json is configured and the database is setup, install the server-side dependencies by running:

cd app/server
npm install

Once the server-side dependencies are installed, start the server by running:

cd app/server
node Index.js

• The server must be started in the app/server directory or uploading errors will occur

Client-side

Copit uses React Native for the client-side, specifically with Expo.

Install the client-side dependencies by running:

npm install

Once the client-side dependencies are installed, start the Expo app by running:

expo start

then follow the instructions on the console to load the app on your phone or emulator.

Expo MapView

Copit uses Google Maps for Android phones and Apple Maps for IOS phones.

In order to render the map, Copit uses Expo's MapView, which is a Map component that uses Google or Maps on Android or IOS phones, respectively.

MapView will work when testing on the Expo client, but when publishing to the Apple or Google Play store the MapView will not render due to API key limitations.

In order for the map to render once publishing the app, follow the instructions from the Expo documentation here.

SMTP Service

Copit uses the nodemailer package to send emails from the the server to users.

To setup SMTP, edit the email_service.json using your SMTP service. The file is located in the config/email directory.