Benji-Toy-Robo

Simulation of a toy robot moving on a square tabletop.

Author: Seep Gulati Linkedin | Twitter

Technology Stack

Benji Toy Robot simulation is built using a simple REST API with NodeJS and Express. PostMan has been used for integration testing and Jest for unit testing. HTML, Javascript and Bootstrap for the front-end.

Architecture of application

Back End - Nodejs & Expressjs | Front End - Javascript, HTML and Bootstrap

Softwares used in application

• Javascript - ES7
• Node - 10.16.0
• Express - 4.16.1
• NPM as a packet manager gave access to various libraries and programs and easily manage the installation process.
• Visual Studio Code helped in writing source-code and supported debugging.

Prerequisites

The first thing you need to have is Node.js on your computer.You can download the Node.js installer from the Node.js website at: https://nodejs.org/en/download/

Once Node.js is installed, open a terminal and enter the node --version on command line to verify that it is installed correctly. This application is using Node 10.16.0 version.

Installation and important commands

1. You need to open the repository in a code editor of your choice. I'm using visual studio code. Download link: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac

2. cd into repository and run below command to start the express server. npm start

3. Once server is running, you will see following on command line -'Benji listens to your commands on port 3000'.

4. To view UI in the browser. Open http://127.0.0.1:3000/index.html

5. To run tests npm test