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## Directories ## Directories
- config (dev config files)
- data (App data) - data (App data)
- db (Base database and migration scripts)
- dist (Frontend build) - dist (Frontend build)
- docker (Dockerfiles)
- extra (Extra useful scripts) - extra (Extra useful scripts)
- public (Frontend resources for dev only) - public (Frontend resources for dev only)
- server (Server source code) - server (Server source code)
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## Project Styles ## Project Styles
I personally do not like it when something requires so much learning and configuration before you can finally start the app. I personally do not like something that requires so many configurations before you can finally start the app. I hope Uptime Kuma installation could be as easy as like installing a mobile app.
- Easy to install for non-Docker users, no native build dependency is needed (at least for x86_64), no extra config, no extra effort required to get it running - Easy to install for non-Docker users, no native build dependency is needed (for x86_64/armv7/arm64), no extra config, no extra effort required to get it running
- Single container for Docker users, no very complex docker-compose file. Just map the volume and expose the port, then good to go - Single container for Docker users, no very complex docker-compose file. Just map the volume and expose the port, then good to go
- Settings should be configurable in the frontend. Environment variable is not encouraged, unless it is related to startup such as `DATA_DIR`. - Settings should be configurable in the frontend. Environment variable is not encouraged, unless it is related to startup such as `DATA_DIR`
- Easy to use - Easy to use
- The web UI styling should be consistent and nice. - The web UI styling should be consistent and nice
## Coding Styles ## Coding Styles
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- Follow ESLint - Follow ESLint
- Methods and functions should be documented with JSDoc - Methods and functions should be documented with JSDoc
## Name convention ## Name Conventions
- Javascript/Typescript: camelCaseType - Javascript/Typescript: camelCaseType
- SQLite: snake_case (Underscore) - SQLite: snake_case (Underscore)
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- IDE that supports ESLint and EditorConfig (I am using IntelliJ IDEA) - IDE that supports ESLint and EditorConfig (I am using IntelliJ IDEA)
- A SQLite GUI tool (SQLite Expert Personal is suggested) - A SQLite GUI tool (SQLite Expert Personal is suggested)
## Install dependencies ## Install Dependencies for Development
```bash ```bash
npm ci npm ci
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npm run dev npm run dev
``` ```
But sometimes, you would like to keep restart the server, but not the frontend, you can run these command in two terminals:
```
npm run start-frontend-dev
npm run start-server-dev
```
## Backend Server ## Backend Server
It binds to `0.0.0.0:3001` by default. It binds to `0.0.0.0:3001` by default.
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### Structure in /server/ ### Structure in /server/
- jobs/ (Jobs that are running in another process)
- model/ (Object model, auto mapping to the database table name) - model/ (Object model, auto mapping to the database table name)
- modules/ (Modified 3rd-party modules) - modules/ (Modified 3rd-party modules)
- monitor_types (Monitor Types)
- notification-providers/ (individual notification logic) - notification-providers/ (individual notification logic)
- routers/ (Express Routers) - routers/ (Express Routers)
- socket-handler (Socket.io Handlers) - socket-handler (Socket.io Handlers)
- server.js (Server entry point and main logic) - server.js (Server entry point)
- uptime-kuma-server.js (UptimeKumaServer class, main logic should be here, but some still in `server.js`)
## Frontend Dev Server ## Frontend Dev Server
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### Update Dependencies ### Update Dependencies
Install `ncu`
https://github.com/raineorshine/npm-check-updates
```bash
ncu -u -t patch
npm install
```
Since previously updating Vite 2.5.10 to 2.6.0 broke the application completely, from now on, it should update patch release version only. Since previously updating Vite 2.5.10 to 2.6.0 broke the application completely, from now on, it should update patch release version only.
Patch release = the third digit ([Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/)) Patch release = the third digit ([Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/))
If for maybe security reasons, a library must be updated. Then you must need to check if there are any breaking changes.
## Translations ## Translations
Please read: https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/tree/master/src/languages Please read: https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/tree/master/src/languages