Overview of a MEAN Stack Framework

http://mean.io

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mean.io

1. Introduction & Installation
2. Common Language Interface (CLI)
3. Packages
4. Application Structure
5. DEMO
6. Deployment
7. Summary
8. Wishlist
9. Next steps 
10. Q & A

FullStack - JS

"Any application that can be written in JS, will eventually be written in JS"
-Atwood's Law

mean.io

Prerequisites

• git
• nodejs
• mongodb
• bower
• gulp

brew install git
brew install node
brew install mongodb
npm install -g bower
npm install -g gulp

Then install mean-cli

sudo npm install -g mean-cli

Create your app using 

mean init nameOfYourApp

Install packages and start the app

cd nameOfYourApp
npm install
gulp

On a Mac OS (brew)

npm-dview

Common Language Interface (CLI)

mean help

Packages

// to install
mean package yourPackageName

// to remove
mean uninstall yourPackageName

http://mean.io/#!/packages

Directory Structure

DEMO

Deployment

==> Heroku (install Heroku toolbelt first)

git init
git add .
git commit -m "initial version"
heroku apps:create
heroku config:add NODE_ENV=production
heroku config:add BUILDPACK_URL=https://github.com/youraccount/yourproject.git
git push heroku master
heroku config:set NODE_ENV=production

Update your db string - suggest MongoLabs or MongoHQ

==> OpenShift

1. Register an account for OpenShift
2. Create a node app and clone it locally
3. Merge with your mean.io
4. Push repo back to OpenShift

Summary

• Dove into one of the prominent boilerplate MEAN frameworks out in the open source
   
• Installation for the most part is quite frictionless
   
• Without knowing a lot of intricacies of the stack, it is possible to get an app running and deployed
   
• Package management and application lifetime maintenance can be challenging
   
• Increased Community support and working samples

mean-cli g model game name:string description:text

• Scaffolding

Wishlist

• File Naming Convention - not my choice 

• Dependency management and fixing broken authorization routes

Next steps

Books ==>

Video Tutorials ==>

Thanks!
Q & A