MongoDB examples

NOTE: Populating the dictionary database

• For the dictionary examples, you should first populate your dictionary on your computer using the formatted-dictionary.json file in load-dict-script.
• To do this:
  • In your terminal, navigate to the load-dict-script/ directory
  • Run $ mongoimport --db eng-dict2 --collection words --file formatted-dictionary.json
  • It should print out "connected to: localhost" and "imported 28035 documents"

dictionary-server-side

• Dictionary lookup example with server-side rendering using Handlebars
• Each word in the dictionary has its own page, like http://localhost:3000/dog
• Example explained in Lecture 25
• To run:
  • In your terminal, run $ mongod. Keep that process running and don't close the terminal.
  • Create a second terminal window. In this terminal window, navigate to the dictionary-server-side/ directory
  • Run $ npm install
  • Run $ npm start
  • View the running app at http://localhost:3000

dictionary-spa

• Dictionary lookup example written as a single-page app
• Each word in the dictionary has its own page, like http://localhost:3000/dog
• Example explained in Lecture 25
• To run:
  • In your terminal, run $ mongod. Keep that process running and don't close the terminal.
  • Create a second terminal window. In this terminal window, navigate to the dictionary-spa/ directory
  • Run $ npm install
  • Run $ npm start
  • View the running app at http://localhost:3000