ui: update readme

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Jack Pearkes 2014-04-30 23:08:10 -04:00
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@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ This directory contains the Consul Web UI. Consul contains a built-in
HTTP server that serves this directoy, but any common HTTP server
is capable of serving it.
It uses JavaScript to communicate with the [Consul API](). The basic
It uses JavaScript and [Ember](http://emberjs.com) to communicate with
the [Consul API](http://www.consul.io/docs/agent/http.html). The basic
features it provides are:
- Service view. A list of your registered services, their
@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ It's aware of multiple data centers, so you can get a quick global
overview before drilling into specific data-centers for detailed
views.
The UI uses some internal undocumented HTTP APIs to optimize
performance and usability.
### Development
Improvements and bug fixes are welcome and encouraged for the Web UI.
@ -34,9 +38,7 @@ Reloading compilation for development:
make watch
Additionally, you'll need to run a local webserver.
make server
### Running the tests
Consul ships with an HTTP server for the API and UI. By default, when
you run the agent, it is off. However, if you pass a `-ui-dir` flag
with a path to this directoy, you'll be able to access the UI via the
Consul HTTP server address, which defaults to `localhost:8500/ui`.