Angular-Universal with Java backend using J2V8

This repository contains a simple (and very initial) example of using angular-universal with java backend using J2V8.

##Features:

• Rendering using angular universal from java using J2V8
• Serving both the application and other rest endpoint from java using sparkjava
• Basic live-reload support for the universal server build
• Linux x64 only
• Multi-Node (each in its own thread) rendring
• Java level cache for increasing performance (using the cache assumes that the render function is pure)
• The renderer itself (not including the usage example) dependes on J2V8 and Guava

##TODO:

• Fetch J2V8 from maven central
• Support other platforms
• Performance tests
• Documentation and code-cleanup
• Orginize project structure
• Implement a more complex client side application
• ~~Check if can model the bootstrap configuration object in java in order to remove the need for server.js completely~~
• ~~Cleanup and improvement of the JavaEngine (currently almost blindly based on the expressEngine)~~
• ~~Remove the direct gson dependency~~
• ~~Expose the cache through configuration~~
• ~~Make the configuration object api fluid~~

##Requirements

• x64 Linux (tested on ubuntu 16.04)
• Java 8
• Maven
• NPM

##Running Instructions

1. Clone the repository
2. Install node dependencies (npm install)
3. Build the java server(mvn clean package)
4. Build&Watch angular-universal + angular client side code (npm start)
5. Execute the java server (mvn -e exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="hello.ngu.j2v8.Server")
6. Open your browser on http://localhost:3000/app/

##Links

• Angular-Universal
• J2V8
• Spark-Java
• Angular 2 Universal starter kit

###Thanks and credits

• The Angular-Universal-related files are based on Angular 2 Universal starter kit with very small modifications
• Special thanks to @irbull for the great J2V8 library and he's help.