Toby News App

Overview

Toby News App provides a dynamic web interface for users to read, interact with, and discuss a variety of news articles. This React-based application interacts with Toby News API, allowing for actions such as viewing articles by topic, voting on content, and commenting on articles.

Experience the live version: Toby's News Live

Local Installation

To run Toby News App on your local machine, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/tchan70/toby_news_frontend

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd toby_news_frontend

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Start the development server:

npm run dev

This will launch the app in development mode. Open your browser to http://localhost:5173 to view it.

Functionalities

• Browse articles by categories.
• Sort and order articles based on various attributes like date and number of comments.
• Engage with articles through voting and commenting.
• Navigate through different topics to filter content.

Backend

The backend for this project is hosted on GitHub. You can find it at https://github.com/tchan70/nc_news.

Requirements

• Node.js version: 21.5.0