registration_numbers_webapp

Registration_numbers_webapp is used to store registration numbers from Cape Town, Paarl and Eastern Cape.

How to use the app

• Enter registration number in the text
• Press submit
• Then the page refresh with the new number plate appended to the bottom of the list Validation of the registration number
• If registration is not entered and submit is pressed, an error message will be flashed to the user
• If the the registration number being entered already exists, a flash message will be displayed to the user
• If the registration number is successfully saved, a success message will be displayed to the user as feedback

Known bugs

• Currently the app does not stop the user from entering registration numbers that we cannot filter for
• Feel free to add this feature to the app.

Installation

System software requirements

• Make sure you have:
  • At least node v4.2.6 installed and npm on your machine, if not you can install it using this link https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/#debian-and-ubuntu-based-linux-distributions
  • MongoDB installed, if not
• Make a copy of the app by forking it to your repository
• Now clone your own copy of registration_numbers_webapp repository to your local machine
• On the termminal, change (cd) into the root folder registration_numbers_webapp then run npm install. This will install all package dependencies that the app uses
• Still on the root folder, create a file called .gitignore, open it add node_modules/ as the first line.
• Still on the terminal, in the root folder use node to run the app like this: node index.js
• The server will start and all that is needed to do is open the http address that its running on in the web browser.

Enjoy, and if you experience any bugs, feel free to create an issue on github