Add a To-Do template for Bacn beginners.

[Schoonology]

This template provides a few key features: - A common context against other frameworks (see TodosMVC). - A simple application for Bacn newcomers to learn the framework. - An integration of extra-Bacn components (topcoat, FontAwesome).

[Schoonology]

@seanbrookes - Ready for review.

[seanbrookes]

Schoon, how do I verify this? are there steps to build and run the todo app?

[Schoonology]

npm test for the repo now uses this template, since it's end-to-end.

[seanbrookes]

Can you provide a little more context please? for example: where should I run 'npm test'? or am I supposed to run 'npm test'?

[Schoonology]

Within the directory where you originally cloned bacn, switch to the appropriate branch: git checkout feature/todos-template. Then, within that same directory, run npm test. It'll run through a normal bacn workflow, opening the simulator at the end. Confirm that the simulator shows a Topcoat-based to-do list application that persists between runs of the application.

On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Sean Brookes notifications@github.comwrote:

Can you provide a little more context please? for example: where should I run 'npm test'? or am I supposed to run 'npm test'?

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/strongloop/bacn/pull/7#issuecomment-30713018 .

[seanbrookes]

@Schoonology I took another run at this and tried running:

bacn create bacn-test com.strongloop.bacn-test BacnTest

but it failed with the following:

bower font-awesome#~4.0.3                retry Download of https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/archive/v4.0.3.tar.gz failed with ETIMEDOUT, retrying in 1.7s
bower font-awesome#~4.0.3                retry Download of https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/archive/v4.0.3.tar.gz failed with ETIMEDOUT, retrying in 3.4s
bower font-awesome#~4.0.3                retry Download of https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/archive/v4.0.3.tar.gz failed with ETIMEDOUT, retrying in 4.6s

bower resolved      git://github.com/topcoat/topcoat.git#0.8.0
bower ECMDERR       Failed to execute "git ls-remote --tags --heads git://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome.git", exit code of #128

Additional error details:
fatal: unable to connect to github.com:
github.com[0: 192.30.252.128]: errno=Operation timed out
   create client/www/index.html
Error: 1
   create client/www/css/main.css
   create client/www/js/main.js

I tried it again and it looks like Github is having some trouble with the FontAwsome repo.

I'll try again later

[seanbrookes]

haha looks like our messages passed each other in the ether.

Yesterday I did try running:

npm test 

from my bacn root and it failed as well (should have mentioned that):

Seans-MacBook-Air-2:bacn seanbrookes$ npm test

> bacn@0.3.0 test /Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn
> cd test; make

sh: make: command not found
npm ERR! weird error 127
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[Schoonology]

Install make. While you're at it, make sure you have python, gcc, and g++.

[seanbrookes]

updating command line tools in XCode seems to have resolved the 'make' issues and I can now run

npm test

the todo app comes up but with the following error in the terminal. I can enter text in the form but when I submit the text goes away but doesn't appear to be saved anywhere.

Both client and server are now running. Press Ctrl-C to exit.
Error: Cannot GET /todos
    at Object.raiseUrlNotFoundError [as handle] (/Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/lib/middleware/urlNotFound.js:14:17)
    at next (/Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/proto.js:193:15)
    at resume (/Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/static.js:65:7)
    at SendStream.error (/Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/node_modules/express/node_modules/connect/lib/middleware/static.js:80:37)
    at SendStream.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at SendStream.error (/Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:147:51)
    at SendStream.onStatError (/Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:248:48)
    at /Users/seanbrookes/_stacks/projects/bacn/test/bacn-test/server/node_modules/loopback/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/lib/send.js:320:26
    at Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)
GET /todos 404 16ms

[Schoonology]

Re-pull. That was already fixed.

[Schoonology]

That is, it's a bug stemming from an inappropriate patch release by the Loopback folks that was fixed in the last commit pushed to this branch.

[seanbrookes]

ok, after latest pull it seems to be working.

The only question I have now is: how do I restart the app once I stop it in the terminal? The only command that seems to work is:

npm test

but that goes through a whole dependency download and build process. Is that by design?

[Schoonology]

npm test starts both client and server. To restart the client, you need to use the Simulator like you would any other iDevice. Tap the Home key, double-tap the Home key, swipe away the BacnTest application, go back to the Home screen, find BacnTest (spoiler: it should be on the second page), and re-run it.

On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Sean Brookes notifications@github.comwrote:

ok, after latest pull it seems to be working.

The only question I have now is: how do I restart the app once I stop it in the terminal? The only command that seems to work is:

npm test

but that goes through a whole dependency download and build process. Is that by design?

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com/strongloop/bacn/pull/7#issuecomment-30888360 .