@sierralabs/nest-workflow

Sierra Labs Nest Workflow NPM module powered by NestJS, TypeORM, and Postgres.

Requirements

Make sure to have the following installed:

Node 10.15+ / NPM 6.8+ for application
docker for postgres database
jest for unit testing
tslint for TypeScript linting (tslint in VSCode to automate linting)
prettier for auto formatting in VSCode
Make sure you setup an npmjs.com account and request access to the @sierralabs private repos for the NPM dependencies.

Installation

Using your npmjs.com account from above, run:

$ npm login
$ npm install

Development Guide

Development Database Setup

# Rebuilds the database with a new Docker container and executes the migration scripts.
$ npm run db

Run the App

# development
$ npm run start

# development: watch mode (restarts on changes)
$ npm run start:dev

For development, you can explore the API endpoints via Swagger: http://localhost:3000/explorer/

Troubleshooting

Clear persistent NPM packages

Delete you node_modules folder. Then:

$ npm install
$ npm cache verify

Migrations

This is the preferred way to implement data model schema changes. Create migrations for feature related changes. Try to keep migration scripts as small as possible.

NOTE: When naming migrations, include the operation and affected column/table.

# TypeORM to generate the migration files automatically
npm run db:migrate:new -- AlterOrderAddTypeColumn

After running the above script will create a migration script in src/migration/. Check the source of the migration script to make sure only the intended data model changes are applied.

# Execute the migration on the appropriate environment
npm run db:migrate:up

# Revert the migration on the appropriate environment
npm run db:migrate:down