Setting Up Dev Environment - BIGJNO518/DPS-Backend GitHub Wiki

Software

  1. Node JS
  2. VS Code
  3. MySQL Server
  4. Postman -- Use to simulate http requests and see responses.

Setup

In VS Code you can open up the terminal at the bottom of the screen. Showing Terminal

Type npm install and let it finish. Now you can place breakpoints in your code by clicking on the left corner of the code screen.

Show Breakpoints

Rather than using the terminal to launch it, you can use F5 or click Debug -> Start Debugging in order to get it to pause execution when the breakpoints are hit.

Showing Debugging

MySQL Setup

Run the installer and make sure you choose to download and install MySQL Server (Version I have is 5.7.21)

  • Standard settings should work (Development Computer Option)
  • Set your root password to something secure. (DON'T FORGET IT)
  • Add a user and use the following credentials (username: dps, host: localhost, role: DB Admin, password: backend)
  • Instructions for starting and stopping mysql here