1 - IMPORTANT - Read Me First!

The templates (express and vuejs template) and libraries (shareable libraries and tools) projects referenced in the Recipes are based on the two principles below.

1.1 - Updateable Templates

Your project is created using a template. If template updates, can upstream changes be merged with minimal impact on userland codes?

Yes and it is achieved through:

• Design
  • Create folder where all userland code is placed, template must NOT touch this folder
  • template should not to be part of a monorepo
• Process
  • clone template and create remote called upstream pointing to template
  • update framework when necessary by merging upstream into origin

1.2 - Manageable Sharing

You have code shared between multiple projects and libraries. If the code is updated, is breaking dependents and dependencies avoidable?

Yes, based on the following principles:

• Shared libraries should be isolated and versioned. Use last-known-good version and update when ready
• Isolation and versioning can be extended to types (for Typescript) and contracts (for API)
• minimize inter & nested dependencies, and technical debt

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2 - General Requirements

• git, github (for actions, secrets, etc) & IDE (e.g. vscode), Docker
• unix shell (Windows use git-bash or WSL2)
• node 20+ LTS & npm 9+ (npm i -g npm@latest to update)

3 - Sandbox

Research and exploration Sandbox

4 - Docker Dev Env

Container setups for supporting apps for local development and testing docker-devenv/README.md

5 - Documentation

The docs folder contains useful information is in the midst of a major cleanup

6 - Useful scripts - For Use By Maintainers

• bulk-git.sh: script to diff, pull, push git (for repos in recipies)
• bulk-npm.sh: script to check for and/or update dependencies in package.json (for repos in recipies)