Global Food Economics Visualization Tool

This is the code repository for the final project made for CIS4301.

Getting Started

As a prerequisite for all steps, you will need to install Node.js

React Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend folder

   cd frontend

2. Install all packages

   npm install

3. Run the client application

   npm start

Node.js Server Setup

1. Navigate to the backend folder

   cd backend

2. Install all packages

   npm install

3. Install the Oracle Instant Client

4. Unzip the instant file folder somewhere and make note of the path

5. Create a .env file and insert the following code, replacing <> with the appropriate Oracle credentials/path:

      NODE_ORACLEDB_USERNAME="<username>"
      NODE_ORACLEDB_PASSWORD="<password>"
      NODE_ORACLEDB_CONNECTSTRING="//oracle.cise.ufl.edu/orcl"
      ORACLE_CLIENT_DIR="<path_to_oracle_instant_client>"
   

6. Run the web server and go to http://localhost/5000

   node index.js