chore(root): Ensure development environment

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 node_modules
 
+.env
+
 *lib-cov
 *~
 *.seed

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ mongod
 npm run only-once
 
 # Start the application without a backend server
-npm run develop
+cd ./client && npm run develop
 
 # If you require the backend server to be operational (persisted user interations/api calls)
 # Use this command instead
 # Note: This command requires that you have a correctly seeded mongodb instance running
 # Note: If you are runnoing the backend server inside a docker container, use the command above
-npm run develop-server
+node develop-client-server.js
 
 ```
 

api-server/.babelrc.js

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 module.exports = {
-  plugins: [require.resolve('babel-plugin-transform-function-bind')],
+  plugins: [
+    require.resolve('babel-plugin-transform-function-bind'),
+    require.resolve('@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties'),
+    require.resolve('@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread')
+  ],
   presets: [
     [
-      require.resolve('@babel/preset-env'), {
+      require.resolve('@babel/preset-env'),
+      {
         targets: {
-          node: 'current'
-        }
-      }
-    ]
-  ]
-}
+          node: '8',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  ],
+}

api-server/.gitignore

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ tmp
 
 npm-debug.log
 node_modules
+compiled
 .idea
 *.iml
 .DS_Store