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| author | jc0b <j@jc0b.computer> | 2020-07-28 17:53:23 +0200 |
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| committer | Fabian Mastenbroek <mail.fabianm@gmail.com> | 2020-08-24 19:48:44 +0200 |
| commit | 40e15a1a21edf5229c6ea8ec6655c56bfc1cc25b (patch) | |
| tree | 7738ecb6ed85e32aaf347b8d0de2cce08f4a4fd4 /frontend/README.md | |
| parent | 39aa5c22d893769fcfa8501eaa95c82014906a2a (diff) | |
| parent | ceaddeb0f6927e0f99f7b140aba6a85dac0106fb (diff) | |
Merge branch 'master' of github.com:atlarge-research/opendc-dev
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diff --git a/frontend/README.md b/frontend/README.md index 14b2479f..ae556b09 100644 --- a/frontend/README.md +++ b/frontend/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,10 @@ <h1 align="center"> - <img src="../misc/artwork/logo.png" width="100" alt="OpenDC"> - <br> - OpenDC Frontend + <img src="../misc/artwork/logo.png" width="100" alt="OpenDC"> + <br> + OpenDC Frontend </h1> <p align="center"> - Collaborative Datacenter Simulation and Exploration for Everybody -</p> - -<p align="center"> - <a href="https://travis-ci.org/atlarge-research/opendc-frontend"><img src="https://travis-ci.org/atlarge-research/opendc-frontend.svg?branch=master" alt="Build Status"></a> - <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg" alt="License: MIT"></a> - <a href="https://github.com/prettier/prettier"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/styled_with-prettier-ff69b4.svg" alt="styled with prettier"></a><br/> + Collaborative Datacenter Simulation and Exploration for Everybody </p> The user-facing component of the OpenDC stack, allowing users to build and interact with their own (virtual) datacenters. Built in *React.js* and *Redux*, with the help of `create-react-app`. @@ -32,7 +26,9 @@ yarn First, you need to have a Google OAuth client ID set up. Check the [documentation of the main OpenDC repo](https://github.com/atlarge-research/opendc) if you're not sure how to do this. Once you have such an ID, you need to set it as environment variable `REACT_APP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID`. One way of doing this is to create an `.env` file with content `REACT_APP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=YOUR_ID` (`YOUR_ID` without quotes), in the root directory of this repo. -Once you've set this variable, you're ready to start the development server: +Once you've set this variable, start the OpenDC `docker-compose` setup. See the root README for instructions on this. + +Now, you're ready to start the development server: ```bash yarn start @@ -46,12 +42,10 @@ To compile everything for camera-ready deployment, use the following command: yarn build ``` -**Note:** Perhaps this goes without saying, but for any functionality beyond visiting the entry page, a server backend running in the background is necessary. The easiest way to do this is to have an OpenDC docker container running, see [the main repo](https://github.com/atlarge-research/opendc) for more information on how to do this. - ## Architecture -The codebase follows a standard React.js structure, with static assets being contained in the `public` folder, while dynamic components and their styles are contained in `src`. The app uses client-side routing (with `react-router`), meaning that the only HTML file needed to be served is a `index.html` file. +The codebase follows a standard React.js structure, with static assets being contained in the `public` folder, while dynamic components and their styles are contained in `src`. The app uses client-side routing (with `react-router`), meaning that the only HTML file needing to be served is a `index.html` file. ### Pages @@ -61,9 +55,7 @@ All pages are represented by a component in the `src/pages` directory. There are **Projects.js** - Overview of projects of the user (`/projects`) -**App.js** - Main application, with datacenter construction and simulation UI (`/projects/:projectId` and `/projects/:projectId/experiments/:experimentId`) - -**Experiments.js** - Overview of experiments of the current project (`/projects/:projectId/experiments`) +**App.js** - Main application, with datacenter construction and simulation UI (`/projects/:projectId` and `/projects/:projectId/portfolios/:portfolioId`) **Profile.js** - Profile of the current user (`/profile`) @@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ Even the canvas (the main component of the app) is built using React components, ### State Management -Almost all state is kept in a central Redux store. State is kept there in an immutable form, only to be modified through actions being dispatched. These actions are contained in the `src/actions` folder, and the reducers (managing how state is updated according to dispatched actions) are located in `src/reducers`. If you're not familiar with the Redux approach to state management, have a look at their [official documentation](http://redux.js.org/). +Almost all state is kept in a central Redux store. State is kept there in an immutable form, only to be modified through actions being dispatched. These actions are contained in the `src/actions` folder, and the reducers (managing how state is updated according to dispatched actions) are located in `src/reducers`. If you're not familiar with the Redux approach to state management, have a look at their [official documentation](https://redux.js.org/). ### API Interaction |
