The Angular-Dynamo generator

A Yeoman generator for AngularJS and Dynamo.

Dynamo is an Elixir-based micro-framework. For AngularJS integration with other micro-frameworks, see https://github.com/rayokota/MicroFrameworkRosettaStone.

Installation

Install Git, node.js, Elixir, Dynamo, and PostgreSQL.

Install Yeoman:

npm install -g yo

Install the Angular-Dynamo generator:

npm install -g generator-angular-dynamo

The above prerequisites can be installed to a VM using the Angular-Dynamo provisioner.

Creating a Dynamo service

In a new directory, generate the service:

yo angular-dynamo

Get dependencies:

mix deps.get

Build the service:

mix compile

Run the service:

mix server

Your service will run at http://localhost:3000.

Creating a persistent entity

First, create a database named dynamo_db in PostgreSQL.

Generate the entity:

yo angular-dynamo:entity [myentity]

You will be asked to specify attributes for the entity, where each attribute has the following:

• a name
• a type (String, Integer, Float, Boolean, Date, Enum)
• for a String attribute, an optional minimum and maximum length
• for a numeric attribute, an optional minimum and maximum value
• for a Date attribute, an optional constraint to either past values or future values
• for an Enum attribute, a list of enumerated values
• whether the attribute is required

Files that are regenerated will appear as conflicts. Allow the generator to overwrite these files as long as no custom changes have been made.

Run a database migration to create a new table:

mix ecto:migrate Repo

Run the service:

mix server

A client-side AngularJS application will now be available by running

grunt server

The Grunt server will run at http://localhost:9000. It will proxy REST requests to the Dynamo service running at http://localhost:3000.

At this point you should be able to navigate to a page to manage your persistent entities.

The Grunt server supports hot reloading of client-side HTML/CSS/Javascript file changes.