rs-chat

Setup

• Install node & npm
  • with NVM (a nice version manager): instructions
  • or: sudo apt-get install nodejs / brew install node
• Install nodemon
  • npm install -g nodemon (the -g makes this a global installation -- system-wide, not specific to this app)
• Install jscs
  • npm install -g jscs (same deal with the -g)

Running locally

• Clone the repository
• From the repository:
  • npm install (this pulls the dependencies from the package.json into a node_modules directory)
  • nodemon (this starts a server which watches the files in the repository and restarts when they change)
• Browse to localhost:3000

Adding dependencies

• For an app dependency named package
  • npm install --save package (the --save adds the package to the app's package.json)
• For a process / development dependency named package
  • npm install --save-dev package (the --save-dev works like --save but only pulls the dependency down during npm install when we're in a development environment)

Devtools

• From the repository:
  • To run the test suite: npm test
  • To lint: npm run lint