WebNFC Shopping Card demo

Web NFC Shopping Card demo

Getting Started

1. Install the dependencies

Install dependencies

Quick-start (for experienced users)

With Node.js installed, run the following one liner from the root of your checkout of the repository:

npm install -g gulp bower && npm install && bower install

Prerequisites (for everyone)

The app requires the following major dependencies:

• Node.js, used to run JavaScript tools from the command line.
• npm, the node package manager, installed with Node.js and used to install Node.js packages.
• gulp, a Node.js-based build tool.
• bower, a Node.js-based package manager used to install front-end packages (like Polymer).

To install dependencies:

1. Check your Node.js version.

node --version

The version should be at or above 0.12.x.

2. If you don't have Node.js installed, or you have a lower version, go to nodejs.org and click on the big green Install button.

3. Install gulp and bower globally.

npm install -g gulp bower

This lets you run gulp and bower from the command line.

4. Install the apps's local npm and bower dependencies.

cd webnfc-shoppingcart-demo && npm install && bower install

This installs the element sets (Paper, Iron, Platinum) and tools the app requires to build and serve apps.

Development workflow

Serve / watch

gulp serve

Using appengine:

dev_appserver.py webnfc-shoppingcart-demo

This outputs an IP address you can use to locally test and another that can be used on devices connected to your network.

Build

gulp

Build and optimize the current project, ready for deployment. This includes linting as well as image, script, stylesheet and HTML optimization and minification.