Getting Setup:

pull it down

bundle

migrate the databse:

rake db:migrate

set up database for tests:

rake db:test:prepare

seed the database:

rake db:seed

if you don't have redis:

brew install redis

start redis:

redis-server /usr/local/etc/redis.conf

run the tests:

rake spec

start up the server:

rails s

load it up:

localhost:3000

Domain Language:

"project"

• a donor's choose project that the user has selected for donations

"goal"

• user-defined objective to be accomplished by the user
• this is meant to be a self-improvement objective whose progress can be easily measured on a periodic basis (e.g., "lose a pound a week")
• a goal has a wallet amount (current amount earned by user for check-ins)
• a goal has a reserve amount (total yet-to-be-donated funds from contributions)

"check-in"

• user-entered indication that the user meet their goal for that day

"wallet"

• total amount earned through successful check-ins
• this is the current amount a user can donate to their goal's project at any given time

"reserve"

• total amount (in dollars) for a goal that is available to the user for donations
• reserves are built by sponsor donations (via charges to other people credit cards)

"contribution"

• payment amount made by a sponsor that is applied to a goal's reserve amount
• contributions are made to goals
• a sponsor sets a per-check-in value (i.e., the amount a user can earn each time they check-in for their goal) when they contribute to the user's goal

"donation"

• amount subtracted from a goal's wallet (& reserve) that is donated to a specific project

"payment"

• credit card transaction used to fund a contribution

"sponsor"

• a person who contributes money to a user's reserve