Art Reference Viewer Project (Standalone Angular)

This project consists of a .NET 8 API backend and an Angular (Standalone Components) frontend to make a timed art reference website to prevent "analysis paralysis" by forcing time limits on drawings. This helps artists to both decide what to draw for them and force a time limit as to not overwork a piece. Artists will be able to customize a time limit and refer back to images cycled for their session if they do need to go back to check their work.

Prerequisites

1. .NET 8 SDK: Download and install
2. Node.js and npm: Download and install (LTS version recommended, e.g., 22.x)
3. Angular CLI: Install globally if you haven't: npm install -g @angular/cli (v17+ recommended for best standalone support)
4. Code Editor: Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, or any preferred editor.

Running the Application

You'll need two terminal windows/tabs - or as I run it, the API within Visual Studio and the Frontend in VSC

Terminal 1: Run the .NET API

1. Navigate to ArtReferenceViewerProject/ArtReferenceApi.
2. Run: dotnet run (Usually on https://localhost:5001 and http://localhost:5000)

Terminal 2: Run the Angular Frontend

1. Navigate to ArtReferenceViewerProject/art-reference-ui.
2. Run: npm start (uses package.json for some local cross-env settings for hitting the .NET 8 API) (Usually on http://localhost:4200)