Northcoders News API

Project Setup Locally

1. git clone https://github.com/ladantork/News_API_Solo.git
2. News_API_Solo

Creating the Databases

• This project uses two databases: one for real-looking dev data and another for simpler test data.
• You will need to create two .env files for your project:

1. .env.test and add PGDATABASE=nc_news_test into the file
2. .env.development add PGDATABASE=nc_news into the file.

• database name for this environment located in /db/setup.sql

npm install

• run npm install in your terminal
• run npm i jest in your terminal

SCRIPTS

• npm run setup-dbs: Essential for setting up the databases.
• npm run seed :populating the databases with initial data.
• npm run test :running tests using Jest.
• npm run prepare : Essential for installing Husky during the preparation phase, enabling Git hook management.

Dependencies

• npm install dotenv
• npm install pg
• npm install pg-format
• npm install express supertest jest --save-dev