Overview:
Koa-Vue-Notes-Web is a simple Single Page Application (SPA) built using Koa as the backend, Vue as the first frontend, and React as the second frontend. It features a fully fleshed-out user login/signup/forgot/reset authentication system using JWT. The project is written in TypeScript and utilizes various libraries such as Vue-Router, Vuex, Bootstrap-Vue, Vuelidate, and Axios.
Features:
- Vue 2.6.11 (Initialized by Vue-CLI 3): The frontend of the project is built using Vue.js version 2.6.11, with the project structure following the Vue-CLI 3 layout.
- TypeScript: The project is fully written in TypeScript, providing increased type safety and making it easier to maintain the codebase.
- Storybook support: The project supports Storybook, a tool for developing UI components in isolation.
- Vue-Router: The Vue-Router library is used for managing the application’s routing.
- Vuex: The Vuex library is used for state management in the application.
- Bootstrap 4 with Bootstrap-Vue: The project utilizes Bootstrap 4 for styling and incorporates the Bootstrap-Vue library for integrating Bootstrap components into the Vue application.
- SCSS: The project uses SCSS as the pre-processor for styling the components.
- Vuelidate validation library: Vuelidate is used for form validation in the application.
- JWT for authentication: The project implements JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for user authentication.
- Axios: Axios is used as the HTTP client for making API requests.
- Vue-Progressbar: The Vue-Progressbar library is used for displaying progress bars in the application.
- Jest for testing: The project utilizes Jest, a JavaScript testing framework, for testing the components and functionalities.
Installation:
To install and get started with the Koa-Vue-Notes-Web project, follow these steps:
- Make sure you have the Vue-CLI installed. If not, install it globally by running the following command:
npm install -g @vue/cli
- Clone the project repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone <repository_url>
Replace <repository_url>
with the URL of the project repository.
- Navigate to the project directory:
cd Koa-Vue-Notes-Web
- Install the project dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
- Set the required environment variables by creating a
.env
file in the project root directory and adding the following variables:
VUE_APP_URL=<frontend_url>
VUE_APP_API_URL=<backend_url>
Replace <frontend_url>
with the URL where the Vue frontend will be served and <backend_url>
with the URL of the Koa backend.
- Start the development server by running the following command:
npm run serve
- Access the application in your browser by navigating to the URL specified in
<frontend_url>
.
Summary:
Koa-Vue-Notes-Web is a simple SPA built with Koa, Vue, and React. It features a fully functional user authentication system using JWT and incorporates various libraries for smoother development. The project is written in TypeScript and follows the Vue-CLI project structure. Users who are familiar with Vue and TypeScript can find this project helpful as a working example and reference.