Pull down the local-dev repo here and run commands in README.md file to set up Docker container.
From within the pb-takehome repo, cd into the backend folder and run
npm run migration:run command to migrate the database schema.
In the .env-example.txt file you'll find a template of the environment variables used to set-up the server and connect to the local database. You'll want to have those set up in your .env file before launch.
run npm start command to launch database. If it is succesful you should see the following message:
Server is pointing at development
🚀 Server ready at http://localhost:8888/graphql
Database Connected
Opening http://localhost:8888/graphql in your browser will then allow you to access the Apollo Sandbox to test queries and mutations. The insertBook mutation will allow you to insert a book's information into your local database.
Once the server is up and running, cd into the frontend folder and run npm run dev command to launch the next.js frontend.
Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result. If your database is empty, You'll see a "Book Shelf Empty" message. Refer to previous step for database insertion.
