Software_Development_CS389

Final Project for CS389

Created by Tyler Besnoff, Lucas Lecler, and Xander Hughes (TLX)

Tech Stack (MERN)

Client: React Native

Server: Node, Express, MongoDB

Installation

Requirements

• NVM
• Node v16
• Android Studio
• Android SDK0
• React Native - Environment Setup
  • Skip creating a new application, that has been done already in the app directory
  • You only have to run npm run start thentype a, you don't have to run npm run android

Install the backend:

  cd backend
  npm i

Install the frontend:

  cd ../app
  npm i

If on macos:

cd ios
pod install
cd ..

Ion Icons

Follow these instructions: https://aboutreact.com/react-native-ionicons/

Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env file

backend:
PORT

You can do so by coping the .env.local files, removing the .local extension, and editing the entries

Run Locally

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/Right-Pay/Software_Development_CS389.git

Go to the project directory

  cd .\Software_Development_CS389\

Install dependencies for the backend

  cd .\backend\
  npm install

Start the server (ExpressJS)

  npm run start

Install dependencies for the app

  cd ../app
  npm install
  npm run start

Follow the README in the app directory to install Android Studio and start your emulator. React Native - Environment Setup

Restart all terminals after updating path variables

Start the app (a for android, and i for iOS [iOS only works on macOS])

  npm run start

If we switch to not using expo:

Troubleshooting

If you can't get this to work, see the Troubleshooting page.

• If you can not launch the android emulator, run this:

npx react-native doctor

• If there are any issues with the android sdk, edit your config file for the emulator of your choice to use host graphics:

C:/Users/<user>/.android/AVD/<your emulator name>.avd/config.init

gpu.mode=host

Authors

• @Tibesnoff
• @lecler17
• @xhughesey