The Yak Shop

Running the Visual Studio solution locally

1. Make sure SQL Server Express LocalDB is available.

   Or change the Connection String in appsettings.Development.json. By default it points to the server instance (localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB.

   a. Assuming this condition is met, the database named YakShop should be automatically created upon starting the back-end project.

2. After loading the Solution in Visual Studio, simply clicking ► Start should launch both the back-end project (Swagger UI at https://localhost:7051/swagger/index.html) and the front-end project (the "Yak Shop" Angular application at https://localhost:4200/) in separate browser windows.

3. The background service TimeLapseSimulationHostedService is set to run every 5 seconds to simulate days passing. The service will trigger updates to herd/stock statistics. You can see this happen in real time on the Order Form page ( https://localhost:4200/orderform ), which can be reached by clicking a "Shop Now" button. Unfortunately upon first opening the Order Form there will be a slight delay in showing stock data, due to the nature of the real-time Web Socket connection (SignalR).