WELCOME TO LUNCH BUDDIES!!!

To start, clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/ufosc/Lunch_Buddies.git
Navigate to the project directory cd Lunch_Buddies
If you haven't already, install Node.js (version 16.18.0) through this link: Download Node.js
- To check if you have successfully installed Node.js, you should see the current version of Node.js installed on your computer if you type this into the terminal: node --version or npm --version
You will also need to install Golang, which is what we are using for the API. You can do through this link: Download Golang
Once this is finished, start VS Code and open the "Lunch_Buddies" file. Open the terminal within VS Code and cd Lunch_Buddies.
After this, enter the client directory with the command cd client and type npm install to download the required packages for the front-end.
- If you havent already dowloaded Expo CLI, type this into the terminal: npm i expo-cli
Then, enter the api directory with the command cd ../api and run the command go get to download the go packages that are needed.`

Usage

Before running the application, copy the .env.example file into a file called .env and fill in the corresponding credentials.
To run the front-end, use the command npm run start in the client folder.
To run the server, enter the api folder and run go build, and then run the executable that is created.
Download the "Expo Go" app in order to emulate the current version of your app.
- For iOS: scan QR code with iPhone camera
- For Android: use the Expo Go app to scan the QR code

All contributions are welcome and appreciated!!
- Programming Languages: JavaScript, Go
- UI software framework: React Native

You can use these links to get familiar with programming languages/frameworks/libraries we will be using: