update README to include dev.env note and notes on testing

README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ https://github.com/Mwindo/commonplace-public/assets/47676832/3a1b44e7-f2c6-47ef-
 
 ## Development
 
-Make a copy of .env_template, fill in the fields, and save as dev.env.
+Local environment variables are stored in dev.env.
 
 Modify your [hosts file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)) so that dev.commonplace.com routes to 127.0.0.1:
 
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ and navigate to [dev.commonplace.com](http://dev.commonplace.com).
 
 To log in locally for development, navigate to [dev.commonplace.com/admin](http://dev.commonplace.com/admin) and enter username Admin and password TestPassword. 
 
+## Tests
+
+See the ./backend and ./frontend READMEs.
+
 ## Deployment
 
 This is a personal project, so deployment details are intentionally left vague. Since it is small, I'm currently spinning it up as a small VM with the Google Compute Engine.

backend/README.md

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ The backend is written in Python/Flask and uses a MySQL database (simply because
 
 # Unit Tests
 
-In the application directory (your_local_path/commonplace), run docker exec commonplace-backend-1 python3 -m pytest.
+In the application directory (your_local_path/commonplace), run `docker exec commonplace-backend-1 python3 -m pytest` or `docker-compose -f docker-compose-dev.yaml exec backend python3 -m pytest`.

frontend/README.md

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 Tests, such as they are, are currently located in the same directory as the components to which they pertain. They need to be expanded.
 
-To run the tests, run: `npm test`
+To run the tests, run (from this directory): `npm test`