Pointer*

A simple real-time pointing poker app with a React frontend, an ASP.NET Core + SignalR backend, and a .NET Aspire AppHost for local orchestration.

Architecture

• PointerStar/ClientApp - React + TypeScript + Vite + Material UI frontend, with PointerStar.ClientApp.esproj for Solution Explorer support
• PointerStar/AppHost - .NET Aspire AppHost that runs the server project and Vite dev server together
• PointerStar/Server - ASP.NET Core host, controllers, SignalR hub, and room management
• PointerStar/Shared - Shared room models and SignalR method-name constants

The backend still hosts the built frontend assets in production. The server build/publish flow generates the React app and copies the output into ASP.NET, while the Aspire AppHost uses the JavaScript/Vite integration for local development.

Visual Studio users can open the client as its own JavaScript project in Solution Explorer via PointerStar/ClientApp/PointerStar.ClientApp.esproj. That project is for local development ergonomics; production hosting still goes through PointerStar/Server.

Build

# Install frontend dependencies
npm ci --prefix PointerStar/ClientApp

# Run frontend tests
npm run test:run --prefix PointerStar/ClientApp

# Build the full solution, including the AppHost
dotnet build --configuration Release

Run locally with Aspire

dotnet run --project PointerStar/AppHost/PointerStar.AppHost.csproj

Publish the hosted app

dotnet publish PointerStar/Server/PointerStar.Server.csproj --configuration Release

Test

# Frontend
npm run test:run --prefix PointerStar/ClientApp

# Backend and shared projects
dotnet test --configuration Release

Direct frontend development

# If you run the backend directly, point Vite at that server URL
$env:VITE_BACKEND_URL = "https://localhost:7017"
npm run dev --prefix PointerStar/ClientApp