Team 11 Laser Tag Project

Members: Callum Bruton, Evan Foley, Shi Yin Hong, Austin Rodriguez and Ethan Genser

Methodology

Apply agile methods via incremental delivery + system reuse techniques. Reference for the reusable system: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/getting-started-with-nodejs (suggested by Professor Strother)

How to view the deployed app

Open terminal and type in the following commands:

    0) (cd into the project directory - **make sure it is cloned from a git repo/linked to GitHub)
        - for GitHub Desktop, the project is saved  under: /../Documents/GitHub/(project name)
        - install python3.  
        - install websockets with the following command: python pip install websockets  
    1) 'heroku login'
        - 'syhong@uark.edu' (email)   'laser-tag-11' (password)
    2) 'heroku git:remote -a team-11-app'
        - remotely connects our app with Heroku
    3) 'npm install'
        - start the app using package.json
    4) 'git push heroku main'
        - **make sure we are using the LATEST version of our app (clone the lastest version)
        - pushing codes to our app
    5) 'heroku open' 
        - to see our app in web mode
        - other options:
            1. we can also enter 'https://team-11-app.herokuapp.com/' in a browser 
            2. we can also use the command 'heroku local' then paste in 'http://localhost:5000/' in a browser 
            
    6) Enter player IDs 
    7) Either press the f5 key or click the onscreen button
    8) Open a new terminal and run the following command: python trafficGenerator.py
    9) Follow the onscreen directions for the traffic generator
        - Enter the IDs that were also used on the player entry screen.
        - Give the number of events  

To view our database's contents in Heroku terminal:

    1) 'heroku pg:psql -a team-11-app'
        - enter the database 
    2) 'SELECT * FROM player;'
        - we are viewing everything in the database named "player."
    3) 'exit'
        - return to heroku command prompt

How to test changes made to the app in deployed mode

First, follow 1) to 2) from 'How to view deployed app' section above. Commit changes:

    1) Option 1: we can commit changes to our repo using regular command lines/GitHub Desktop.
    2) Option 2: IF we want to make commits using Heroku (in terminal when logged in):
        1. 'git add .'
        2. 'git commit -m "(description)"

Then, push the changes: $'git push heroku main' Finally, use any of the options under 5) above to see the deployed app.