<a name="module_Forum"></a>
## Forum
-The Forum class is the main entry point for the backend application.
+The Forum class is the main entry point for the backend application.
-| Param | Type | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
+| Param | Type | Description |
+| ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| config | [<code>tForumBackendConfiguration</code>](#tForumBackendConfiguration) | the initialization options to extend the instance |
<a name="module_Forum+run"></a>
### forum.run()
+
Initializes the application and starts listening. Also prints a
nice robotic banner with information.
<a name="tForumBackendConfiguration"></a>
## tForumBackendConfiguration : <code>object</code>
+
The main configuration object for the Forum backend. It will be used to
initialize all of the sub-components. It can extend any property of
the forum object.
**Kind**: global typedef
**Properties**
-| Name | Type | Default | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| [port] | <code>number</code> | <code>1978</code> | the port where the app will listen on |
-| [staticDirectory] | <code>string</code> | <code>"static"</code> | the path, relative to the project root, where static assets live |
-| [ttl] | <code>number</code> | <code>180</code> | the time in seconds that posts remain alive |
-| rethinkDB | [<code>tRethinkDBConfiguration</code>](#tRethinkDBConfiguration) | | the configuration to connect to the rethinkDB server |
-| jwt | [<code>tJWTConfiguration</code>](#tJWTConfiguration) | | the configuration for the JWT authentication |
+| Name | Type | Default | Description |
+| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [port] | <code>number</code> | <code>1978</code> | the port where the app will listen on |
+| [staticDirectory] | <code>string</code> | <code>"static"</code> | the path, relative to the project root, where static assets live |
+| [ttl] | <code>number</code> | <code>180</code> | the time in seconds that posts remain alive |
+| rethinkDB | [<code>tRethinkDBConfiguration</code>](#tRethinkDBConfiguration) | | the configuration to connect to the rethinkDB server |
+| jwt | [<code>tJWTConfiguration</code>](#tJWTConfiguration) | | the configuration for the JWT authentication |
<a name="tJWTConfiguration"></a>
## tJWTConfiguration : <code>object</code>
+
Configures the behavior of the JWT token.
**Kind**: global typedef
**Properties**
-| Name | Type | Default | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Name | Type | Default | Description |
+| ---------- | ------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| [duration] | <code>number</code> | <code>86400</code> | the duration of the JWT in seconds |
-| secret | <code>string</code> | | the secret used to sign the JWT |
+| secret | <code>string</code> | | the secret used to sign the JWT |
<a name="tRethinkDBConfiguration"></a>
## tRethinkDBConfiguration : <code>object</code>
+
Information required to connect to the rethinkDB server
**Kind**: global typedef
**Properties**
-| Name | Type | Default | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| host | <code>string</code> | | the location of the rethinkDB host |
+| Name | Type | Default | Description |
+| ------ | ------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
+| host | <code>string</code> | | the location of the rethinkDB host |
| [post] | <code>string</code> | <code>6379</code> | port where rethinkDB server is listening |
-