Make sure to have Docker and Nodejs v8 installed in your machine.
Run npm i to install the neccesary modules, then do npm run restart to start (or restart) a fresh build. This will create a blockchain environment using Hyperledger Fabric 1.1.
A blockchain project is not only made of smart contracts, thus the project is built using lerna to organize the different modules. This is totally optional and you can remove it if you want. If you're not familiar with the lerna commands, refer to our package.json, we have some scripts already prepared for you.
The chaincode is written in different pieces called controllers and models. You can find examples in our repository, but we have include one in this boilerplate for your convinience. Checkout the pakcages/test-cc module for more information.
Once you run the project at least once, you'll see a ./chaincode folder in the root's project. This is the chaincode package generated for you, it's installed automatically in the development environment, but you might want to use that to deploy your application in a real blockchain environment.