Countdown Tracker

This is a webapp for keeping track of Countdown clocks in games that are Powered By The Apocalypse game engine.

What is this repository for?

• Quick summary

  This is a jsp based webapp that connects to a PostgreSQL RDBMS. it used to connect ot Orient DB, but Orient prooved too high maintenance on Openshift. It uses KnockoutJS and jQuery and WebSockets and Chromecast.

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How do I get set up?

• Summary of set up

  • Download and install Java 8
  • Download and install a copy of PostgreSQL DB version 9.2 (or really any modern postgres.)
  • Create a DB called 'theSprawl'
  • Download and install Tomcat 8
  • Download and install Maven 3.3.9
  • Clone the Countdown Git repo
  • Edit the /clocks/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml with your Postgres DB connection String
  • Edit the /clocks/pom.xml. Change the output directory of the maven war plugin to be your tomcat/webapps directory
  • Run a maven install

• Configuration

  • deploy the webapp
  • edit the clocks/WEB-INF/web.xml -- set the db connection string, the websocketHttpPort and websocketHttpsPort. (a normal tomcat uses the same ports for ws and wss as http and https, but OpenShift hides its tomcat behind a proxy. Because of this the websockets need to go directly to special websokcet ports)

• Dependencies -- handled by maven

• Database configuration -- you'll need to create a DB called 'theSprawl' with the pgAdmin or via SQL

• How to run tests -- don't run the tests. All they do is manipulate the DB

• Deployment instructions -- either configure maven to drop the war file into the tomcat webapps or do it by hand

Contribution guidelines

• You're on your own

Who do I talk to?

• Repo owner or admin
• Other community or team contact