My Frontend Application

This is a frontend application for interacting with a two-tier application.

Getting Started

To get started with this project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies for the frontend using npm install.
3. Start the development server for the frontend using npm start.
4. Make sure the backend server is running (see instructions below).

Usage

• Click the "Send Request" button to interact with the backend.
• View the response received from the backend.

Configuration

You can configure the backend URL by updating the backendUrl variable in config.json. This file can be found at the root of the project.

{
  "backendUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:5000"
}

Update the backendUrl value to match the URL of your backend server.

Running the Backend

To run the backend server, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the backend directory.
2. Install dependencies for the backend using pip install flask
3. Start the backend server using python app.py.

Building and Serving the Static Content

To build the static content for production and serve it using serve, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the frontend directory.
2. Install dependencies for the frontend using npm install.
3. Build the static content using npm run build.
4. Serve the static content using serve:

npm install -g serve
serve -s build

This will start a server hosting the static content from the build directory.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.