AWS Cloudformation Project for the use with Autodesk Forge AWS Quickstart
For using this sample, you need an Autodesk developer credentials. Visit the Forge Developer Portal, sign up for an account, then create an app. For this new app, use http://localhost:3000/api/forge/callback/oauth as Callback URL, although is not used on 2-legged flow. Finally take note of the Client ID and Client Secret.
Install NodeJS.
Clone this project or download it. It's recommended to install GitHub desktop. To clone it via command line, use the following (Terminal on MacOSX/Linux, Git Shell on Windows):
git clone https://github.com/autodesk-forge/forge-viewmodels-nodejs-aws.git
To run it, install the required packages, set the enviroment variables with your client ID & secret and finally start it. Via command line, navigate to the folder where this repository was cloned and use the following:
Mac OSX/Linux (Terminal)
npm install
export FORGE_CLIENT_ID=<<YOUR CLIENT ID FROM DEVELOPER PORTAL>>
export FORGE_CLIENT_SECRET=<<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>>
npm start
Windows (use Node.js command line from Start menu)
npm install
set FORGE_CLIENT_ID=<<YOUR CLIENT ID FROM DEVELOPER PORTAL>>
set FORGE_CLIENT_SECRET=<<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>>
npm start
Open the browser: http://localhost:3000.
The Autodesk Forge packages is included by default.
Some other non-Autodesk packaged are used:
express for the server
multer for upload
aws-sdk for AWS services
aws-param-store for access to AWS SSM Parameter Store.
This sample is licensed under the terms of the MIT License. Please see the LICENSE file for full details.