This sample JavaScript application demonstrates using AngularJS/Express/Node.js to access data from a z/OS system (CICS/VSAM) using REST APIs. The goal is show how easy it is to incorporate z/OS application data into an existing Node.js application using RESTful APIs and that z/OS application data can be accessed and used just like REST/JSON applications on any other platform.
The backend CICS application is the Catalog Manager sample Cobol application which has been REST API enabled using z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V2.0 and is called through a Bluemix SecureGateway Service.
The AngularJS structure of the application is based on the PhoneCat Tutorial app on the Angularjs.org site (https://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial).
To recreate this sample environment on your pc:
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install git, node.js/npm, and bower:
https://git-scm.com/download https://nodejs.org/en/ https://bower.io/#install-bower
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clone the git repository --> "git clone https://github.com/bill-keller/egui.git"
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run the npm and bower installs:
cd to the egui directory then run --> "npm install" cd to the egui/public dir then run --> "bower install"
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start the Node.js/Express server:
cd to the main egui directory then run: "npm start" access application at: http://localhost:3000/#!/items# egui-v3