SEF Core

This repository contains two modules

1. Backend Contains the following APIs,

   1. Multiverse Programme
   2. Fellowship Programme
   3. Academix Project

2. Frontend Contains the admin dashboard

Setup Development Environment

Prerequisites

1. Tomcat 9
2. MySQL 8
3. Maven

Configure Database

1. Create an empty MySQL database

2. Create a copy of application.properties.example file on the backend module and add your credentials.

    cp backend/src/main/resources/application.properties.example backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
    nano backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
   

   Replace ${DB_NAME} ${DB_USERNAME} and ${DB_PASSWORD}.

   ex :

   replace spring.datasource.username = ${DB_USERNAME} with spring.datasource.username = root

Building the project

1. Build the project using maven

   mvn install
   

   Optional : You can build the modules separately

2. Copy the generated .war file to the tomcat's webapp directory.

   cp backend/target/core.war /path/to/tomcat/webapps
   cp frontend/target/dashboard.war /path/to/tomcat/webapps
   

3. You can access the UI with http://localhost:8080/dashboard

4. Default credentials are,

   • username : admin
   • password : admin

Frontend development

Creating Symlinks (important)

1. [Build the project](#Building the project) and deploy it to the tomcat.
2. Navigate to the frondend app's dist directory

   cd frontend/app/dist
   

3. Remove the contents of the dist directory and create the symlinks as follows

   rm -rf *
   ln -s /path/to/tomcat/webapps/dashboard/index.html
   ln -s /path/to/tomcat/webapps/dashboard/main.js
   ln -s /path/to/tomcat/webapps/dashboard/main.js.map
   ln -s /path/to/tomcat/webapps/dashboard/main.css
   ln -s /path/to/tomcat/webapps/dashboard/main.css.map
   

Rebuild using npm

This will rebuild the app and update the deployed application on the tomcat because it has been linked with symlinks.

cd frontend/app
npm run build

(You should create the symlinks first)

Auto update while developing application

Run the watch command,

    cd frontend/app
    npm run watch

This will watch files and recompile whenever they change.

(You should create the symlinks first)