tcss-450-labs-base

This is the base Repository for the Node.js web service used in TCSS 450 Labs.

• package.json and package-lock.json
  • These files are used to describe dependencies for the project. There are several packages we use for connecting to databases, connecting to our Mail client, etc.
  • Highly recommended reading: https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json
• Procfile
  • This is used by Heroku on deployment. It defines what command should be run to start the server.
  • Recommended reading: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/procfile
  • NOTE If you change the name of the .js file from index.js, you will need to update the Procfile accordingly.
• .gitignore
  • This file stops certain files from being commited in git, when you run git add .. For example, I'm using the vscode text editor, and it has a few files in the .vscode directory that aren't related to the code and therefore shouldn't be committed.
  • Please avoid committing the node_modules/ folder that will be created when you run npm i. Its a mess of a directory and contains a lot of stuff that's required for node.js to run, but really shouldn't be committed alongside the code