diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f691aae4b2..041ffce5ad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
/tsd_typings/
npm-debug.log
+/config/environment.dev.js
+/config/environment.prod.js
+
+/coverage
+
/dist/
/coverage/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e6414fe15..dd4fa20b90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Then go to [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) in your browser
* [Introduction to the technology](#introduction-to-the-technology)
* [Requirements](#requirements)
* [Installing](#installing)
+* [Configuring](#configuring)
* [Running the app](#running-the-app)
* [Running in production mode](#running-in-production-mode)
* [Cleaning](#cleaning)
@@ -57,6 +58,17 @@ If you have [`nvm`](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script) or [`nvm-w
* `npm run global` to install the required global dependencies
* `npm install` to install the local dependencies
+## Configuring
+Default configuration file is located in `config/` folder.
+
+To change the default configuration values, create local files that override the parameters you need to change:
+* Create a new `environment.dev.js` file in `config/` for `devel` environment;
+* Create a new `environment.prod.js` file in `config/` for `production` environment;
+
+To use the configuration parameters in your component:
+```bash
+import { GlobalConfig } from "../config";
+```
## Running the app
After you have installed all dependencies you can now run the app. Run `npm run watch:dev` to start a local server which will watch for changes, rebuild the code, and reload the server for you. You can visit it at `http://localhost:3000`.
@@ -154,42 +166,45 @@ See [the guide on the wiki](https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpace+7+-
## File Structure
```
dspace-angular
-├── README.md * This document
-├── app.json * Application manifest file
-├── e2e * Folder for e2e test files
-├── karma.conf.js * Unit Test configuration file
-├── nodemon.json * Nodemon (https://nodemon.io/) configuration
-├── npm-shrinkwrap.json * Npm dependency lockfile (https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/shrinkwrap)
-├── package.json * This file describes the npm package for this project, its dependencies, scripts, etc.
-├── postcss.config.json * PostCSS (http://postcss.org/) configuration file
-├── protractor.conf.js * E2E tests configuration file
-├── resources * Folder for static resources
-│ ├── i18n * Folder for i18n translations
-│ └── images * Folder for images
-├── rollup-client.js * Rollup (http://rollupjs.org/) configuration for the client
-├── rollup-server.js * Rollup (http://rollupjs.org/) configuration for the server
-├── src * The source of the application
-│ ├── app * The location of the app module, and root of the application shared by client and server
-│ ├── backend * Folder containing a mock of the REST API, hosted by the express server
-│ ├── browser.module.ts * The root module for the client
-│ ├── client.aot.ts * The bootstrap file for the client, in production
-│ ├── client.ts * The bootstrap file for the client, during development
-│ ├── index-aot.html * The index.html file, for production
-│ ├── index.html * The index.html file, for development
-│ ├── node.module.ts * The root module for the server
-│ ├── server.aot.ts * The express (http://expressjs.com/) config and bootstrap file for the server, in production
-│ ├── server.routes.ts * The routes file for the server
-│ ├── server.ts * The express (http://expressjs.com/) config and bootstrap file for the server, during development
-│ ├── styles * Folder containing global styles.
-│ │ ├── main.scss * Global scss file
-│ │ └── variables.scss * Global sass variables file
-│ └── typings.d.ts * File that allows you to add custom typings for libraries without TypeScript support
-├── tsconfig.aot.json * TypeScript config for production builds
-├── tsconfig.json * TypeScript config for development build
-├── tslint.json * TSLint (https://palantir.github.io/tslint/) configuration
-├── webpack.config.ts * Webpack (https://webpack.github.io/) config for development builds
-├── webpack.test.config.ts * Webpack (https://webpack.github.io/) config for testing
-└── webpack.prod.config.ts * Webpack (https://webpack.github.io/) config for production builds
+├── README.md * This document
+├── app.json * Application manifest file
+├── config * Folder for configuration files
+│ └── environment.default.js * Default configuration files
+├── e2e * Folder for e2e test files
+├── karma.conf.js * Unit Test configuration file
+├── nodemon.json * Nodemon (https://nodemon.io/) configuration
+├── npm-shrinkwrap.json * Npm dependency lockfile (https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/shrinkwrap)
+├── package.json * This file describes the npm package for this project, its dependencies, scripts, etc.
+├── postcss.config.json * PostCSS (http://postcss.org/) configuration file
+├── protractor.conf.js * E2E tests configuration file
+├── resources * Folder for static resources
+│ ├── i18n * Folder for i18n translations
+│ └── images * Folder for images
+├── rollup-client.js * Rollup (http://rollupjs.org/) configuration for the client
+├── rollup-server.js * Rollup (http://rollupjs.org/) configuration for the server
+├── src * The source of the application
+│ ├── app * The location of the app module, and root of the application shared by client and server
+│ ├── backend * Folder containing a mock of the REST API, hosted by the express server
+│ ├── browser.module.ts * The root module for the client
+│ ├── client.aot.ts * The bootstrap file for the client, in production
+│ ├── client.ts * The bootstrap file for the client, during development
+│ ├── config.ts * File that loads environmental and shareable settings and makes them available to app components
+│ ├── index-aot.html * The index.html file, for production
+│ ├── index.html * The index.html file, for development
+│ ├── node.module.ts * The root module for the server
+│ ├── server.aot.ts * The express (http://expressjs.com/) config and bootstrap file for the server, in production
+│ ├── server.routes.ts * The routes file for the server
+│ ├── server.ts * The express (http://expressjs.com/) config and bootstrap file for the server, during development
+│ ├── styles * Folder containing global styles.
+│ │ ├── main.scss * Global scss file
+│ │ └── variables.scss * Global sass variables file
+│ └── typings.d.ts * File that allows you to add custom typings for libraries without TypeScript support
+├── tsconfig.aot.json * TypeScript config for production builds
+├── tsconfig.json * TypeScript config for development build
+├── tslint.json * TSLint (https://palantir.github.io/tslint/) configuration
+├── webpack.config.ts * Webpack (https://webpack.github.io/) config for development builds
+├── webpack.test.config.ts * Webpack (https://webpack.github.io/) config for testing
+└── webpack.prod.config.ts * Webpack (https://webpack.github.io/) config for production builds
```
## 3rd Party Library Installation
diff --git a/config/environment.default.js b/config/environment.default.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17d6f5afdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/environment.default.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module.exports = {
+ "production": false,
+ // The REST API Location.
+ "rest": {
+ // NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
+ "nameSpace": "/api",
+ "baseURL": "http://localhost:3000"
+ },
+ // Path and Port in use for this Angular2 UI
+ "ui": {
+ "nameSpace": "/",
+ "baseURL": "http://localhost:3000"
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index a562e0b675..7db769997d 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@