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1 ## Modules
2
3 <dl>
4 <dt><a href="#module_Forum">Forum</a></dt>
5 <dd><p>The Forum class is the main entry point for the backend application.</p>
6 </dd>
7 </dl>
8
9 ## Typedefs
10
11 <dl>
12 <dt><a href="#tForumBackendConfiguration">tForumBackendConfiguration</a> : <code>object</code></dt>
13 <dd><p>The main configuration object for the Forum backend. It will be used to
14 initialize all of the sub-components. It can extend any property of
15 the forum object.</p>
16 </dd>
17 <dt><a href="#tJWTConfiguration">tJWTConfiguration</a> : <code>object</code></dt>
18 <dd><p>Configures the behavior of the JWT token.</p>
19 </dd>
20 <dt><a href="#tRethinkDBConfiguration">tRethinkDBConfiguration</a> : <code>object</code></dt>
21 <dd><p>Information required to connect to the rethinkDB server</p>
22 </dd>
23 </dl>
24
25 <a name="module_Forum"></a>
26
27 ## Forum
28 The Forum class is the main entry point for the backend application.
29
30
31 | Param | Type | Description |
32 | --- | --- | --- |
33 | config | [<code>tForumBackendConfiguration</code>](#tForumBackendConfiguration) | the initialization options to extend the instance |
34
35 <a name="module_Forum+run"></a>
36
37 ### forum.run()
38 Initializes the application and starts listening. Also prints a
39 nice robotic banner with information.
40
41 **Kind**: instance method of [<code>Forum</code>](#module_Forum)
42 <a name="tForumBackendConfiguration"></a>
43
44 ## tForumBackendConfiguration : <code>object</code>
45 The main configuration object for the Forum backend. It will be used to
46 initialize all of the sub-components. It can extend any property of
47 the forum object.
48
49 **Kind**: global typedef
50 **Properties**
51
52 | Name | Type | Default | Description |
53 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
54 | [port] | <code>number</code> | <code>1978</code> | the port where the app will listen on |
55 | [staticDirectory] | <code>string</code> | <code>&quot;static&quot;</code> | the path, relative to the project root, where static assets live |
56 | [ttl] | <code>number</code> | <code>180</code> | the time in seconds that posts remain alive |
57 | rethinkDB | [<code>tRethinkDBConfiguration</code>](#tRethinkDBConfiguration) | | the configuration to connect to the rethinkDB server |
58 | jwt | [<code>tJWTConfiguration</code>](#tJWTConfiguration) | | the configuration for the JWT authentication |
59
60 <a name="tJWTConfiguration"></a>
61
62 ## tJWTConfiguration : <code>object</code>
63 Configures the behavior of the JWT token.
64
65 **Kind**: global typedef
66 **Properties**
67
68 | Name | Type | Default | Description |
69 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
70 | [duration] | <code>number</code> | <code>86400</code> | the duration of the JWT in seconds |
71 | secret | <code>string</code> | | the secret used to sign the JWT |
72
73 <a name="tRethinkDBConfiguration"></a>
74
75 ## tRethinkDBConfiguration : <code>object</code>
76 Information required to connect to the rethinkDB server
77
78 **Kind**: global typedef
79 **Properties**
80
81 | Name | Type | Default | Description |
82 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
83 | host | <code>string</code> | | the location of the rethinkDB host |
84 | [post] | <code>string</code> | <code>6379</code> | port where rethinkDB server is listening |
85