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# ATST
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## Description
This is the main user-facing web application for the ATAT stack. All end-user
requests are handled by ATST, with it making backend calls to various
microservices when appropriate.
## Installation
See the [scriptz](https://github.com/dod-ccpo/scriptz) repository for the shared
requirements and guidelines for all ATAT applications.
This project contains git submodules. Here is an example clone command that will
automatically initialize and update those modules:
`git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:dod-ccpo/atst.git`
This application uses Pipenv to manage Python dependencies and a virtual
environment. Instead of the classic `requirements.txt` file, pipenv uses a
Pipfile and Pipfile.lock, making it more similar to other modern package managers
like yarn or mix.
To perform the installation, run the setup script:
script/setup
The setup script creates the virtual environment, and then calls script/bootstrap
to install all of the Python and Node dependencies.
To enter the virtualenv manually (a la `source .venv/bin/activate`):
pipenv shell
If you want to automatically load the virtual environment whenever you enter the project directory, take a look at [direnv](https://direnv.net/). An `.envrc` file is included in this repository. direnv will activate and deactivate virtualenvs for you when you enter and leave the directory.
Additionally, ATST requires a redis instance for session management. Have redis installed and running. By default, ATST will try to connect to a redis instance running on localhost on its default port, 6379.
## Running (development)
To start the app locally in the foreground and watch for changes:
script/dev_server
## Testing
To run lint, static analysis, and unit tests:
script/test
To run only the unit tests:
pipenv run python -m pytest
To re-run tests each time a file is changed:
pipenv run ptw
## Notes
tornado templates are like mustache templates -- add the
following to `~/.vim/filetype.vim` for syntax highlighting:
:au BufRead *.html.to set filetype=mustache