Chat Service (CHS) Typescript Server and Javascript Client

Server Setup

Run options:

    Navigate to JSServer/Src

    1) Run without debugging -> npm start aka node main.js -p <port>
    Standard run of the server without debugging. npm start is essentially
    an alias to node main.js -p <port> which in this case has been set to 
    4015 on start and 3001 on debug.

        * tsc / compiling: JSServer/tsconfig.json
        * npm start/debug commands: JSServer/package.json

        NOTE: In package.json $INIT_CWD takes the places of the hardcoded 
        path to the directory. This may not work on Windows machines in 
        which case it would be easier to use the absolute path.
            ex: "start": "node /Users/MichaelMoschitto/Desktop/Project2
            /JSServer/built/main.js -p 4015"

    2) Run WITH debugging -> npm run debug -p <port>
        Ability to debug Node.js apps with the standard VSCode debugger. 
        
        Debugger Setup instructions
            https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging

        Nodemon Github
            https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-recipes/tree/master/nodemon

    Nodemon: Vanilla npm does not have the ability to restart Node.js 
     servers each time changes are made as is done in React which is why  
     Nodemon is used. Post-setup, it is linked to server startup in 
     JSServer/package.json.

    Aliases: during development it was helpful to have aliases to 
     recompile and run the TS server as Nodemon only works for JS. 

        alias built="cd ~/Desktop/Project2/JSServer/built"
        alias src="cd ~/Desktop/Project2/JSServer/Src"
        alias brun="src
                tsc
                built
                npm run debug -p 3001"
        alias run="built
                node main.js -p 3001"

Client Setup

The easiest way to copy the client is to 
    1) npx create-react-app ReactJS wherever you want your new project to be
    2) Copy all of the source files over

Run Options: 

    Navigate to .../reactclient/src

    npm start -> starts react server 

    Debug: I chose to debug React in VSCode as opposed to the browser. 
    Instructions for setup can be found here:
        https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/reactjs-tutorial

    Note: 

     React starts the client server on port 3000 by default.

     It is also important to be aware of which port the rest server was 
     started on as the url is hardcoded into reactclient/src/api.js to be 
     used in all REST server calls. 

Database Setup

The REST server used a local MySQL DB to store information about sessions,
 people, conversations etc. 

Connection options: The server uses connection information stored in 
 JSServer/Src/connection.json. 

It was also helpful to use a SQL client application SequelPro to inspect 
 what was actually in the DB. 

Postman

Also included in the project is a complete Postman test suite 
CHS_Test_Suite.json

Running the test suite: 
    1) start REST server 
    2) Open either the Postman desktop or browser app
    3) Import the test suite as JSON and run