Contributing to this repository

Thank you for your interest in contributing! For any specific questions or suggestions, feel free to create a new issue with specific details.

Development environment setup

Fork this repository and clone your fork onto your machine.
Make sure you have the latests versions of Node and npm installed.
Make sure you have the correct versions of XCode or the Java SDK and Android Studio installed.
In the command line terminal, navigate to the root directory of your local clone.
Run npm install to install all the development dependencies of this project.
Run react-native start to bundle code
To develop on the frontend only:

Run react-native run-android to begin developing with a windows computer on an android device simulator.
Run react-native run-ios to begin developing with a mac computer on an ios device simluator
Open browser and enter http://localhost:8081/debugger-ui/ as the URL.

To develop on the server side:

Startup local PostgreSQL server in separate terminal by navigating to the directory postgres lives and running postgres.
Run npm run start (doesn't track changes on server) or npm run serve (tracks changes both on frontend and backend).
Open browser and enter http://localhost:8000 as the URL.

When you are finished with all the changes, save your work, and run npm start to see production-ready app at http://localhost:8000.
Commit and push all files to your forked repository.

Making a Pull Request

When you've finished making your changes, make sure your local clone is up-to-date.
Pull (or fetch and merge) down code from the master branch of the original repository.
Resolve any merge conflicts.
Create a pull request from your forked repository into the development branch of the original repository.
Please follow the pull request template and include specific details about your pull request.