Caloría

Caloría is a calorie counter and recipe finder for alternatives to healthy eating. Our app is deployed here.

Design

Wireframe and prototype here.

Installation

Install dependencies using the npm package manager in the main folder and client folder:

npm install

cd client
npm install

Our app uses PostgreSQL.

Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

npm start

Runs the app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.

The page will reload if you make edits.
You will also see any lint errors in the console.

npm test

Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.
See the section about running tests for more information.

npm run build

Builds the app for production to the build folder.
It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.

The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes.
Your app is ready to be deployed!

See the section about deployment for more information.

npm run eject

Note: this is a one-way operation. Once you eject, you can’t go back!

If you aren’t satisfied with the build tool and configuration choices, you can eject at any time. This command will remove the single build dependency from your project.

Instead, it will copy all the configuration files and the transitive dependencies (Webpack, Babel, ESLint, etc) right into your project so you have full control over them. All of the commands except eject will still work, but they will point to the copied scripts so you can tweak them. At this point you’re on your own.

You don’t have to ever use eject. The curated feature set is suitable for small and middle deployments, and you shouldn’t feel obligated to use this feature. However we understand that this tool wouldn’t be useful if you couldn’t customize it when you are ready for it.

Stack

API

• express.js
• sequelize.js

React Client

• Built using create-react-app and configured to work with the API.
• Bootstrap 4.x added to /client/public/index.html
• React Router

Usage

For local development you will need two terminals open, one for the API-backend and another for the react-client.

cd client
npm start

cd api
npm run dev

• api-backend will launch at: http://localhost:8080
• react-client will launch at: http://localhost:3000

In production you will only deploy a single app. The react client will build into static files that will be served from the backend.