Installation

1. Install nodejs package globally on your system.

2. Clone git repository of formbuilder-lhcforms.

    $ git clone https://github.com/lhncbc/formbuilder-lhcforms.git

3. Build the project.

   • To build the project, change to formbuilder-lhcforms directory. Edit bashrc.formbuilder file to suit your development environment. Make sure that ./node_modules/.bin is in your path for the rest of the installation.

      $ cd formbuilder-lhcforms
      $ source bashrc.formbuilder
      $ npm ci && npm run build
      $ npm test ## Optional

Running the application

• To deploy on a production webserver:

    $ cp dist/formbuilder-lhcforms {webserver docs location}

• To start dev server locally:

    $ npm start

  Point the browser at http://localhost:9030

Application Programming Interface (API)

The form builder is an application. However, it is possible to control it via JavaScript from another web page. Refer to API.md for documentation.