This is a web app which checks if it is Saturday anywhere in the world in order to let the user know if it is time to ****post on />p/ or not.
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This web app uses a NodeJS Express web server and Handlebars for template rendering. This way there is no front-end Jabascript involved. It uses a very simple algorithm to check if it's saturday for certain timezone offsets.
Make sure you have git installed. Follow your operating system's instructions to install it.
- In Ubuntu it is simply:
sudo apt install git
- Clone this repository by running:
git clone https://github.com/RustyRaptor/isitsaturday.git
Make sure you have the latest version of NodeJS and NPM installed. I recommend installing it using NVM you can find NVM and install instructions at https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
NodeJS website: https://nodejs.org
- In the root folder of the project run:
npm install
- Now in the same folder run:
node server.js
- By default the web server will listen on port 3000 or it will use the $PORT environment variable if it is set. With that being said if you want to change the port it runs on simply run this command in bash:
export PORT=<port_number>
replace <port_number> with the port number you want it to listen on for example:
export PORT=3002
if you want it to listen on port 3002.
When you start the server it will print out a message that includes the port it is running on. If the number matches the port you set then you've set it successfully.
It will look something like:
Server is up on port 3000
Now to see it in action open a web browser and point it to localhost:<port_number> replacing <port_number> with the port you set or with 3000 if you used the default port like so: localhost:3000
#TODO
- NodeJS - For the backend
- HandleBars - For template rendering
Please feel free to make a pull request for any neat features you want to add. This project is just a meme anyway.
Doesn't matter
Me and the dude that rewrote the whole code base to not use an external API. Forgot his name. Might add it later. You'll probably find him in the comments.
GPL v.2 but idgaf really it's just a meme. Steal it if you want.
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