======================================== MEAN Stack Sample Application: MongoMart

MongoMart is a sample application for learning the MEAN stack: MongoDB, Express, Angular, and NodeJS.

The sample application displays items from a MongoDB database, and animates transitions between viewing all items and details for an individual item.

Installation Instructions

• Run MongoDB and load the sample dataset (details below)
• Install NodeJS: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Run "npm install" (from the root directory of this application)
• Run "npm start" (from the root directory of this application)
• Visit "localhost:3000" to view the application

Run MongoDB and Load the Sample Dataset

• Download and extract MongoDB: https://www.mongodb.org/downloads
• Ideally, add the contents of the MongoDB 'bin' directory to your PATH system variable
• Make a directory for your database files, e.g. mkdir ~/mongomart
• Start MongoDB, specifying the path for database files (to run MongoDB as a background process use the --fork option and --logpath)

mongod --dbpath ~/mongomart

• Open a new terminal window and load the MongoMart dataset

mongoimport -d test -c items data/items.json

• Ensure the items were correctly loaded into MongoDB

mongo
> db.items.find().count()
23