Recall Server

A Node server for managing the verification of constituents, publishing of representative information, and signing to recall them.

About Repo

• This repo hosts the open-source server powering Public Gavel.
• It exposes APIs to facilitate verification and registration of constituents in a credible and secure way.

Table of Contents

• Recall Server
  • About Repo
  • Table of Contents
    • Stack
    • Join the Community
  • Getting Started with Development
    • Prerequisites
    • Setup
  • Installing Node Modules
  • Folder Structure
  • Running Tests
  • Linting
    • Fixing Lint Issues
  • Additional Libraries
    • Drizzle ORM
    • License

Stack

• Typescript
• Express JS
• Docker
• Docker Compose
• PostgreSQL
• JWT
• Drizzle ORM
• Jest
• Eslint
• Lerna, Nx and Yarn Workspaces

Join the Community

• Discord server
• Twitter

Getting Started with Development

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Node.JS (v20+)
• Yarn < v1.9

Setup

1. Clone the repository

• Using SSH

git clone [email protected]:Friendsofthepeople/recall-server.git

• Using HTTPS

git clone https://github.com/Friendsofthepeople/recall-server.git

1. Copy the .env.example file to .env and update the environment variables

cp .env.example .env

2. Install the dependencies

yarn install

3. Make the Development script executable

chmod +x dev-scripts.sh

4. Run the development script to start up the docker containers

./dev-scripts.sh

Installing Node Modules

• To install node modules in a package, run the following command:

yarn add -W <package-name>

• To update the node_modules inside docker, run the following command:

docker compose up --build

Folder Structure

• The project is a monorepo with the following structure:

.
├── packages
│   ├── common
│   ├── core
│   ├── data
│   ├── recall-api (Express Server)
│   ├── eslint-config
│   ├── jest-config

Running Tests

• To run tests in a package, run the following command:

yarn test:watch <package-name>

Linting

• To lint the code in a package, run the following command:

yarn lint <package-name>

Fixing Lint Issues

• To fix lint issues in a package, run the following command:

yarn lint:fix <package-name>

Additional Libraries

Drizzle ORM

• Drizzle is a lightweight ORM for Node.js and TypeScript. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, while still providing the necessary features to work with databases.
• Drizzle ORM

License

• This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.