Recipe Recommender Application

A Node.js and Angular.js app using Express 4 and AngularJS v1.6.0.

This application runs on Heroku. See the links at the bottom of this page for Heroku documentation.

Running Locally

Make sure you have Node.js and the Heroku Toolbelt installed. Runnning npm install (The third command below) will install the other dependencies such as express.

$ git clone https://github.com/PhilipCorr/recipe-recommender
$ cd recipe-recommender
$ npm install
$ npm start

Your app should now be running on localhost:5000.

Deploying to Heroku

$ heroku create
$ git push heroku master
$ heroku open

or

Development

AngularJS MVC framework used for application structure. Spoonacular api used to fetch recipes.

See index.html for starting page.
ng-app initialises the application.
ng-init initialises the app data.
ng-view is part of routing in angularjs and controls which partial html is injected into the application.

Documentation

For more information about using Node.js on Heroku, see these Dev Center articles:

• Getting Started with Node.js on Heroku
• Heroku Node.js Support
• Node.js on Heroku
• Best Practices for Node.js Development
• Using WebSockets on Heroku with Node.js