Blue mix starter

Description

A starter pack for nodejs with bluemix deployment.

Requirements

• node ^7.2.0 https://nodejs.org/en/
• npm ^3.10.0

Configuration

Name	Description
PORT	The port to listen
VERBOSE_LOGGING	The flag if debug logging in enabled

Local deployment

npm run <script>	Description
start	Serves the app in prod mode. It will override config with config/production.js
dev	Same as npm start, but enables nodemon for the server as well.
lint	Lint all .js files.
lint:fix	Lint and fix all .js files. Read more on this.
spec	Run unit tests
spec:watch	Run unit tests in watch mode
e2e	Run e2e tests
e2e:watch	Run e2e tests in watch mode
coverage	Run unit tests and verify coverage
check-coverage	Verify coverage only
test	Run lint, tests and checks coverage

Bluemix deployment

1. go to https://console.eu-gb.bluemix.net
2. click Create app
3. pick SDK for Node.js
4. pick any free App name and click Create
5. Click on the app and go to tab Getting started
6. Download the Starter Code from Bluemix by clicking DOWNLOAD STARTER CODE
7. Unpack this starter code to a different location, and only copy the manifest.yml to your project directory
8. If you copied manifest.yml to your project directory, you can just run cf push for deployment. If you didn't copy over the manifest.yml, you'll have to tell cf push <appnamehere>

Testing

Import postman/Bluemix starter.postman_collection.json collection and postman/bluemix starter.postman_environment.json environment.

Live demo http://sky-bluemix-starter.eu-gb.mybluemix.net/api/test