mr-robak / messenger-backend

Messenger app - React Native project

This app was build as a finishing portfolio project for Codaisseur Academy. My decision to build interactive, lightweight mobile app was to showcase my skills as an React Native developer and to solidify and expand my understanding of used technologies.

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1. Learning goals:

2. Follow project progress here:

   • Client
   • Backend

3. Data model:

4. Technology used”

5. Overview of the features (with pull requests)

6. Installation guide

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Learning goals:

• Gain experience in React Native framework

• Learn new UI frameworks

• To gain more experience using GraphQL:

  • setting up schemas and resolvers
  • queries and subscriptions

• Learn animations as a part of UX

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Follow project progress here:

Client

Repo:

https://github.com/mr-robak/messenger-client

Project board:

https://github.com/mr-robak/messenger-client/projects/1

Backend

Repo:

https://github.com/mr-robak/messenger-backend

Project board:

https://github.com/mr-robak/messenger-backend/projects/1

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Data model:

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Technology used”

• React Native

• Apollo CLI

• GraphQL - queries - subscription/websockets

• PostgreSQL

• Apollo Server with Node Express Server

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Overview of the features (with pull requests)

Installation guide

1. Clone the app

git clone [email protected]/mr-robak/messenger-backend.git

2. cd into your project

cd YOUR_PROJECT_NAME

3. install dependencies

npm install

4. Configure your database in config/config.js

// config/config.json
{
  "development": {
    "username": "postgres",
    "password": "secret",
    "database": "YOUR_PROJECT_NAME_HERE_development",
    "host": "localhost",
    "dialect": "postgres",
    "operatorsAliases": "0"
  }
}

5. Create database, run migrations & seed data

package.json contains a script for this

npm run initdev

Or run the commands seperately

npx sequelize-cli db:create
npx sequelize-cli db:migrate
npx sequelize-cli db:seed:all

6. start server with nodemon (recommended for development)

npm run dev

7. or start normally

npm start