Setup / Install vutil (Linux/Mac)

Prerequisites:

• Node.js - Download and Install Node.js. You can also follow this wiki (https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/)

Setup / Installation:

Step by step guide to install vutil:

1. Clone / download the vutil repository in the directory of your choice.

   1. If you have installed git, then you may clone the repository with the following command: 

      $ git clone git@github.com:vrest-io/vutil.git

   2. OR you may download the repository from github.

2. Now, copy the config.sample.json into config.json. 

   $ cd vutil
   $ cp config.sample.json config.json 

   Note: Whenever there is a change in config.json file, then you need to restart the vutil server.
    

3. Now, install the dependencies of the vutil module

   $ npm install

4. Now, vutil server is ready to start. Simply execute the following command to start the vutil server. You may change the port number with the following command.

   $ PORT=4080 node server.js

That's it. You may access vutil server on http://localhost:4080. You may set this URL as global variable vutilBaseURL which you may use in vREST test cases.