ZC Messaging

This plugin handles messaging for both DM and Channels

Project Structure

This project is a monolith application. You will find two folders namely:

backend
frontend

Depending on your track, you are to work in the folder that concerns you.

Setup

Backend

Fork this repository to have a copy of it in your own github account
Clone the forked repo to your PC, this gives you access to the repo locally
Install Python from https://www.python.org/downloads/ if you haven't
cd into the project folder
cd into the backend folder

Ensure a virtual environment has been created and activated by either using

For pipenv

pipenv shell #creates and activates a virtual environment

For venv

python -m venv venv # to create a virtualenv
source venv/bin/activate # activate for linux
venv\Scripts\activate # activate for windows

Run the startup.sh script to install dependencies and start up server by typing out this command on your terminal(Linux, Mac) or Git bash (Windows)
```
sh startup.sh venv # starts script to use virtualenv
sh startup.sh pipenv # starts script to use pipenv
```
Server can also be manually started by using the following command
```
uvicorn main:app --reload
```

Frontend

Fork this repository to have a copy of it in your own github account
Clone the forked repo to your PC, this gives you access to the repo locally
Install Node from https://nodejs.org/ if you haven't
cd into the project folder
cd into the frontend folder
yarn install
yarn setup to setup app
yarn setup:root to setup SPA
yarn setup:messaging to setup React App
yarn dev to run apps simultaneously
yarn dev:root to run SPA
yarn dev:messaging to run React App
yarn build to build apps simultaneously
yarn build:root to build SPA
yarn build:messaging ro build React App
yarn lint to lint App
yarn prettify to run prettier

Technologies Used

Backend: FastApi
Frontend: React