FAQ

This page contains a list of common questions that new contributors might have when getting started, and hopefully provides useful answers.
This list is a work in progress, please feel free to add anything that new contributors might find useful.

Do I need to configure a local database for testing?

No, while the test command points to a local database, vly-test, this is actually an in-memory database that is created during execution of the test script for the purpose
of running the tests. You don't need to do anything but run the test script by typing "npm run test".

My module page works except when I force a reload.

App uses server side rendering, so when a forced reload is requested the page is fully rendered server side. Normally only the first page is rendered and others are loaded dynamically.

The difference is whether the page has requested data to be loaded into the store from the client side or the server side.

The first place to check for problems is in the routes.js file.

if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
  // Require async routes only in development for react-hot-reloader to work.
  require('./modules/Post/pages/PostListPage/PostListPage');

Make sure that you have required all your module pages that are liable to be reloaded from the browser. i.e pages rather than components.

You may see this type of warning

Warning: React.createElement: type is invalid -- expected a string (for built-in components) or a class/function (for composite components) but got: undefined. You likely forgot to export your component from the file it's defined in, or you might have mixed up default and named imports.
    in PersonUpdatePage
    in Connect(PersonUpdatePage)
    in withRouter(Connect(PersonUpdatePage))
   

What is this Redux debug sidebar ?

This is included in client/store.js. and comes from client/modules/App/components/DevTools.js

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