RiceDiscuss-backend

This is the backend for RiceDiscuss. It provides an Apollo GraphQL endpoint for a MongoDB database.

Tech to be familiar with

• Apollo GraphQL
• MongoDB and MongooseJS
• GraphQL Compose
• Express
• Web Sockets

Furthermore, the RiceApps leadership team has a list of tutorials you can ask them for.

Getting started

Before starting, ask a RiceApps team lead for access to this repository.

First, clone this repository. Open your terminal and run

$ git clone https://github.com/rice-apps/RiceDiscuss-backend.git

Create a new branch, preferably naming it after yourself or the feature you're working on.

$ git checkout -b <your branch name>

To install dependencies into a local node_modules folder, run

$ npm install

If you do not have node and npm installed, install them from the NodeJS website.

Finally, create a remote for your branch on github by running

$ git push -u origin <your branch name>

Setting up your environment variables

Create a copy of the .env.example file located at the root of the project directory and rename the copy .env

Ask a current developer for the appropriate information to fill into the example.

Submitting changes

Once you're done with your feature, create a pull request on GitHub with an informative title and description.

After a team lead merges your branch, delete both your remote and local copy.