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Overview

This project consists of an Angular application and a .NET Core server, server is utilizing RabbitMQ for messaging, while Angular application is utilizing SignalR. The Angular application is built with version 16.1.2.

Prerequisites

Before running the project, ensure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

• Node.js and npm (for Angular)
• .NET Core SDK
• RabbitMQ Server
• SQL Server

Project Structure

• distinv folder: Angular application
• Server folder: .NET Core server
• DatabaseScript\script.zip Initialization script for SQL Server

Running the Angular Application

1. Navigate to the distinv folder:

   cd distinv

2. Install the required dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build and run the Angular application:

   ng serve

   The application will be accessible at http://localhost:4200/.

Running the .NET Core Server

1. Navigate to the Server folder:

   cd Server

2. Build and run the .NET Core server:

   dotnet run

   The server will be accessible at http://localhost:5263/.

Setting Up RabbitMQ Management Console

To enable the RabbitMQ Management Console for monitoring and managing your RabbitMQ server, follow these steps:

For RabbitMQ Installed via Package Manager (apt, yum):

1. Install the RabbitMQ Management Plugin:

   sudo rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

2. Restart the RabbitMQ service:

   sudo service rabbitmq-server restart

For RabbitMQ Installed via Homebrew (Mac):

1. Enable the RabbitMQ Management Plugin:

   rabbitmq-plugins enable rabbitmq_management

2. Start the RabbitMQ service:

   brew services start rabbitmq

For RabbitMQ Installed as a Docker Container:

If you're running RabbitMQ as a Docker container, enable the Management Console during container creation:

```bash
docker run -d --name rabbitmq -p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 rabbitmq:management
```

Setting up RabbitMQ Exchange and Queue

To create a RabbitMQ fanout exchange named 'exchange' and bind it to a queue named 'myqueue', follow these steps:

1. Ensure that you have a RabbitMQ server running locally or update the connection information in the PowerShell script accordingly.

2. Run the PowerShell script CreateRabbitMQExchange.ps1:

   .\CreateRabbitMQExchange.ps1