MongoDB has introduced Flexible Sync for Realm apps: this sample application has two main purposes

1. Show in code the basics of dealing with Flexible Sync
2. Prove that it's possible to write a completely agnostic app: the code doesn't know anything about the backend, everything is configured by asking the user the relevant information

The Node.js environment has been chosen as ideal, as it offers the best chances at full flexibility, because of the weak typing of JavaScript.

After checkout, fetch the external modules:

cd <script folder> npm install 

To install the utility so that it can be invoked from the command line in a terminal:

cd <script folder> # makes index.js executable chmod ugo+x index.js npm install -g

Run the main entry point:

npm run start

Or, if it was installed as a global command

flxsyncplay

The application will run through a series of textual menus, that should be self-explanatory.

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