Codetivity

Real-time collaborative web-based code editor.<br> Codetivity Website →<br> Project Writeup →

How to Run

If you don't have git, install it here.

Now, open your terminal and in a directory of your choice run git clone https://github.com/abhathal/Codetivity.git, then change your directory to Codetivity/.

Next, make sure you have the dependencies installed:

1. Check if you have NodeJS and npm installed by running npm --version in your terminal/command line.
   • If you don't have NodeJS and npm installed, follow this link to get it on MacOSX, this link to get it on Windows, and this link to get it on Linux.
   • If you already have them, you can update NodeJS by reading this link and update npm by reading this link.
2. Next, be sure to install all dependencies by running npm install. By default, this command will install all modules listed as dependencies in package.json.
3. If you run into issues, try installing the dependencies individually by running npm install <module name>.

Then, run the project:

1. Ensure you're in Codetivity/ and execute npm start command.
2. Open 'localhost:3000' in your browser to view Codetivity

How to run on Heroku:

Click this button to set up the project and deploy it to Heroku's servers:<br><br>

MVC file structure (loosely adherent)

• Model /routes/ – Back-end connecting with Firebase
• View /views/ – Rendered expressJS view (what the client-side sees)
• Controller /public/javascripts – Angular javascript code that controls the view, and uses the Model for data operations