This project was generated with Angular CLI version 8.3.2. The backend uses ExpressJS web application framework.
This project uses:
- Mongoose.js (MongoDB) : database
- Express.js : backend framework
- Angular 8 : frontend framework
- Node.js : runtime environment
Other tools and technologies used:
- Angular CLI : frontend scaffolding
- Bootstrap 4 : CSS framework
- Font Awesome : icons
This application demonstrates how to use MEAN stack with Angular 8 framework. The weather application features a current day weather forecast and a next 5 day forecast.
Users can create an account and login with their email address. Password authentication is not implemented.
Users can search for weather forecast for any cities in the world and save it to their profile.
The application is currently running on Heroku and MongoDB Atlas. Follow the link below to check it out.
https://quiet-tor-23525.herokuapp.com
The application uses OpenWeatherMap api. The OpenWeatherMap is free, fast and easy to use api. Data is available in JSON format. We can access current weather data for any location in the world. It also offers a 5 day weather forecast. You can call api by city name, or zip code.
You should already have the following installed on your machine.
- Node.js
- NPM
- MongoDB
Download or clone this repository.
To install the dependencies, run this in the application folder from the command-line:
$ npm install
Start the mongodb server using the following command :
$ mongod --dbpath <specify data directory>
Run a backend server :
$ node server.js or
$ nodemon server.js
Run a frontend server :
$ ng serve
Navigate to http://localhost:4200/. The app will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.
Run ng generate component component-name to generate a new component. You can also use ng generate directive|pipe|service|class|guard|interface|enum|module.
Run ng build to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the dist/ directory. Use the --prod flag for a production build.
To get more help on the Angular CLI use ng help or go check out the Angular CLI README.
