patrickmc21 / palette-picker

palette-picker

An application used generate color palettes, and save palettes to project folders. App is built on the front end using jQuery, JavaScript and CSS. Backend is build using Express and Knex. Continuous Integration provided by Travis CI. Test Suite build using Mocha/Chai

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Team

+Pat McLaughlin

Project Status

This project is currently through the MVP requirements, which allows a user to generate random color palettes, lock in preferred colors, and save palettes to project folders for later referral.

Project Screen Shots

Desktop

Installation and Setup Instructions

Clone down this repository. You will need node, npm, postgres, and knex installed globally on your machine.

Installation:

npm install psql CREATE DATABASE palettepicker knex migrate:latest

To Run Test Suite:

psql CREATE DATABASE palettepicker_test knex migrate:latest npm test

To Start Server:

npm start

To Visit App:

localhost:3000

Reflection

This was a one week individual project during module four of the frontend program at Turing. Project goals included creating a site that generated a random color palette, and allowed users to lock in colors, and save palettes to different project folders.

App was built using Javascript, jQuery, CSS, Express, and Knex. Test Suite built using Mocha/Chai.

palette-picker's Issues

User can input hex values

Allow users to change a color to a hex value of their choice

Generate cohesive palettes

Current palette generation is from random hex color creation. Enhance functionality to create harmonious palettes