This document provides high-level instructions on how to build and test the microservice.
This is a Node.js project and you have to install Node.js tools. You can download them from official Node.js website: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
After node is installed you can check it by running the following command:
node -version
Then you need to configure node tools:
# Install typescript compiler
npm install typescript -g
# Install mocha test runner
npm install mocha -g
To work with GitHub code repository you need to install Git from: https://git-scm.com/downloads
If you are planning to develop and test using persistent storages other than flat files you may need to install database servers:
- Download and install MongoDB database from https://www.mongodb.org/downloads
After your environment is ready you can check out microservice source code from the Github repository:
git clone [email protected]:pip-services-support/pip-services-feedbacks-node.git
Then go to the project folder and install dependent modules:
# Install dependencies
npm install
If you worked with the microservice before you can check out latest changes and update the dependencies:
# Update source code updates from github
git pull
# Update dependencies
npm update
This microservice is written in TypeScript language which is transcompiled into JavaScript. So, if you make changes to the source code you need to compile it before running or committing to github. The process will output compiled javascript files into /bin folder.
tsc
When you do continuous edit-build-test cycle, you can run typescript compiler with --watch option to detect and compile changes you make automatically:
tsc --watch
Before you execute tests you need to set configuration options in config.yml file. As a starting point you can use example from config.example.yml:
copy config.example.yml config.yml
After that check all configuration options. Specifically, pay attention to connection options for database and dependent microservices. For more information check Configuration Guide
Command to run unit tests:
npm test
You can also execute benchmarks as:
npm run benchmark
Developers interested in contributing should read the following instructions:
Please do not ask general questions in an issue. Issues are only to report bugs, request enhancements, or request new features. For general questions and discussions, use the Contributors Forum.
It is important to note that for each release, the ChangeLog is a resource that will itemize all:
- Bug Fixes
- New Features
- Breaking Changes