PostIt is modern web application that allows users to create groups and send and receive broadcast messages from their groups

PostIt is built with Javascript (ES6), ReactJs , Redux, NodeJs

1. Install node, version 5 or greater

2. Install postgres

3. Clone the repo and cd into it

   git clone https://github.com/nebanat/postit-aaron.git
   cd postit-aaron
   

4. Install all dependencies

   npm install
   

5. Configure Postgres

   configure your database settings for development and test in
   `./server/config/config.json` 
   

6. Run database migrations

   $ sequelize db:migrate
   

7. Start the app

   npm start
   

8. Open running application

   http://localhost:3000/
   

• Create an account with username,email and password.
• Login with you new details(username,password).
• Create a new group.
• Post messages to groups you belong to.
• Add a users(friends) to groups you created or belong to.
• Retrieve list of messages in groups that you belong to.
• View Group Members
• Reset Password (In case you forget password)

The app uses:

• Mocha/Chai and Chai-Http for backend testing.
• Enzyme and Jest for frontend testing
• NightWatch for End-2-End testing

• npm test - to run test for backend
• npm run client:test - to run test for frontend
• npm run e2e-test - to run e2e test

• NodeJS - A Javascript runtime built on chrome V8 engine that uses an event-driven non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient.
• ExpressJS - A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.
• PostgreSQL - A powerful, open source object-relational database system.
• Sequelize - An ORM for Node.js that supports the dialects of PostgreSQL and features solid transaction support an relations.
• ReactJS - A JavaScript library for building user interfaces by Facebook.
• Redux - A predictable state container for JavaScript apps.
• MaterializeCSS - A CSS framework supported by Google.

If you are interested in contributing to development of PostIt-Application,

Follow the instructions below to contribute.

• Fork the repository

• Make your change

• Commit your change to your forked repository

• Provide a detailed commit description

• Raise a pull request against the develop branch

• Please see Project wiki for project conventions

Click Here to view our detailed API documentation

MIT

Anyone can! Just follow the contribution guidelines above

Yes please check the project wiki for project conventions.

Yes!. This application is licensed under MIT, and is open for
everybody