FAQ

• Why MongoDb is a prerequisite for Grapes installation?
• Where can I find Grapes REST API documentation?
• What is the Grapes artifact field "DO NOT USE" for?
• What does "promotion" means in Grapes modules API?

###Why MongoDb is a prerequisite for Grapes installation? Grapes uses MongoDb to store the dependencies information. The database configuration (user, password, database name...) is done in Grapes server configuration file.

###Where can I find Grapes REST API documentation? Grapes REST API documentation is hold by your Grapes installation itself.

• grapes-url/module
• grapes-url/artifact
• grapes-url/license

###What is the Grapes artifact field "DO NOT USE" for? If a problem is detected on an artifact (security issue, bug, ...), users can add a flag "DO NOT USE" to the artifact. This information will be displayed by all the report that will contains this artifact to warn other users that they could face a issue while using this artifact.

###What does "promotion" means in Grapes modules API? When a module has reached a milestone in term of quality (tests, performances, capacity planning ...) and in term of functionality, users can perform a promotion of this module? It provide a message to other users that this module in this version can be use in production / delivered to a client, regarding the team that produce this artifact.