BeaconES6Proto

Prototype/Sandbox for developing the Beacon Architecture.

This version will be written primarily for use in NodeJS apps, but the repo will include the ability to run Browserfy to spit out a browser-usable version (I hope). The idea is to be generic and not dependant on Angular, React, etc. networking libraries. We may write framework specific version later.

Installation for NodeJS Apps (and Beaconflood.js)

• Install Node.js if it is not already installed.
  • Node version must support ES6 features, especially closures.
  • This was developed using Node version 8.9.3, and tested to 10.x+. Stock Ubuntu installs the ancient 4.x version which DOES NOT work. Follow the directions for your platform to get a recent version.
• After cloning the repo, go into the root folder (with package.json in it) and npm install
• Test installation by going to tests/performance and running node beaconflood.js. If there are no nasty Node errors, you should be cool.

Running Beaconflood on Hieroku

node beaconflood.js -r -k 1234-5678-8765-4321 -c 10 -l 5

-r = run remote -k = api key -c = how many beacons to send -l = inter-beacon loop delay in ms

Publishing New Versions to NPM

Steps:

• Update the package.json to the appropriate rev level.
• npm publish