Introduction

Event App project for CPSC542

Installation

1. Install Node.js Click here to download Node.js

2. Install CouchDB Click here to download CouchDB

3. Install POSTMAN or curl Click here to download POSTMAN (w/ Chrome extension) Click here to download curl

4. Database Setup for CouchDB

• Run the following command to add documents
  

POSTMAN:
PUT, http://localhost:5984/event
PUT, http://localhost:5984/user
curl:
curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/event
curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/user

• Run the following command to add design views
  POSTMAN:
  PUT, http://localhost:5984/event/_design/event, Body->binary->choose 'event.json file in InitialSetup folder of the app.
  PUT, http://localhost:5984/user/_design/user, Body->binary->choose 'user.json file in InitialSetup folder of the app.
  curl: curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/event/_design/event --data-binary @event.json
  curl -X PUT http://localhost:5984/user/_design/user --data-binary @user.json
  

5. Run the application

• Run CouchDB service if it is off.
• Open a command prompt
• Change the directory to the root folder of the application
• Type 'node server'
• Open a web browser, go to http://localhost:8000