For using MongoDB in local machine

1. Install MongoDB

2. Set up the MongoDB environment. MongoDB requires a data directory to store all data. MongoDB’s default data directory path is \data\db. Before the first usage, you should create this folder. For more information visit https://docs.mongodb.com/getting-started/shell/installation/

3. In terminal window go to folder \MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin

4. Launch the server Mongo with command mongod

5. In another terminal window go to the same folder \MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin

6. Launch the MongoDB shell with command mongo

7. You can use command help to see available commands

8. Create user in the admin db

   use admin
   db.createUser(
   {
       user: "root",
       pwd: "root",
       roles: [{role: "root", db: "admin"},
               {role: "userAdminAnyDatabase", db: "admin"}]
   }
   )
   

9. Create or switch to the db gamification

   use gamification
   

10. Create user in the gamification db

    db.createUser( { user: "root", pwd: "root", roles: [{role: "dbAdmin", db: "gamification"}] } )

For building and launching application

1. In the terminal window go to the project folder, use command gradle clean build. "BUILD SUCCESSFUL" means that build is successful :)
2. You can find the built jar-file in gamification/build/libs, go to that folder
3. Use command java -jar gamification-1.jar
4. The string "Started Gamification" means the successful start. Default port – 8080.
5. Open one of the helper programs to create and test custom HTTP requests-responses, e.g. "Advanced REST client"
6. Choose the tab "Request", content-type - application/json.
7. Follow the API. Important: the first - to add something, then - you can get it.

API

REST APIs