Syntax.

A tasty treats podcast for Web Developers.

This is the site that runs Syntax.fm — go there to listen to it!

This site is built on SvelteKit.

Requirements

• Node 18.0.0 or higher

Prerequisite

• Install Node - https://nodejs.org/en
• Install pnpm - https://pnpm.io/installation
  • If you are on a Mac, there is an issue with the curl install.
  • Preferably, use homebrew to install:
    • brew install pnpm
• Install mysql or use docker with the provided docker-compose.yml file.

This site uses MySQL via Prisma, so you will need a valid MySQL connection string.

Getting Started

1. Read Prerequisites above ^^ before starting
2. Copy .env.example to .env and specify env variables (needs at least DATABASE_URL, see here for how to get the others)
   • If using Docker, add the following at the top of your .env file to share variables with the docker-compose.yml (replace the existing DATABASE_URL with the one below)

     # required to run the seed commands within the container
     DOCKER=true
     # any value other than "true" is considered false
     DATABASE_HOST=localhost
     DATABASE_PORT=3306
     DATABASE_USER=syntax
     DATABASE_PASSWORD=syntax
     DATABASE_NAME=syntax
     DATABASE_ROOT_PASSWORD=syntax
     DATABASE_URL=mysql://${DATABASE_USER}:${DATABASE_PASSWORD}@${DATABASE_HOST}:${DATABASE_PORT}/${DATABASE_NAME}
     

3. If using docker, in a separate tab run -> docker compose up
4. Run -> pnpm preheat
5. Run -> pnpm db:push
6. Run -> pnpm dev
7. Visit http://localhost:5173

Scripts

• Generate Types pnpm db:generate
• DB studio pnpm db:studio
• DB Migrations pnpm db:push
• DB Seed pnpm db:seed

About this codebase

Just about all major code folders live in /src with the exception of /shows - the md source of truth for all podcast episodes as well as /prisma for our db connections and schema.

		Alias
/actions	Svelte Actions, these are reusable functions that act as lifecycle on DOM elements	$actions
/assets	Static assets that are used via @import	$assets
/server	All database and server-side only reusable code	$server
/lib	(SK Paradigm) Components and files that are used in more than one route	$lib
/params	(SK Paradigm) This is a SvelteKit specific folder to add validation on parameter based routes
/routes	(SK Paradigm) File System based routing
/state	Global State containers and resolvers	$state
/styles	CSS
/utilities	Global Utility functions	$utilities
/	Root	$

Stylin’

These are the available media queries:

@custom-media --below_small (width < 400px);
@custom-media --below_med (width < 700px);
@custom-media --below_large (width < 900px);
@custom-media --below_xlarge (width < 1200px);
@custom-media --above_small (width > 400px);
@custom-media --above_med (width > 700px);
@custom-media --above_large (width > 900px);
@custom-media --above_xlarge (width > 1200px);

// Usage
@media (--above_med) {
}

Where to get your own Environment Variables

Variable	Where to get it	Notes
PUBLIC_GITHUB_ID, GH_SECRET	Github Oauth Apps	Create new OAuth App, set http://localhost:5173/api/oauth/github/callback as the redirect URL
DEEPGRAM_SECRET	Deepgram
SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN	Sentry
OPENAI_API_KEY	Open AI
UPSPLASH_TOKEN, UPSPLASH_URL	https://upstash.com/	Create a redis DB after sign up in the console
YOUTUBE_API_KEY	Google API Console	Create an API key, visit the library and enable “YouTube Data API v3”

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