Test Backend Locally

create .env:

PORT = 8000 # optional default to 5000

TOKEN_SECRET="super secret" # jwt secret

BCRYPT_PASSWORD="your secret string" # hashing password
SALT_ROUNDS=10 # hashing password

MONGO_DB_URL="your mongoDB url" 

Run:

• npm install
• npm start

Note: project will listen to the following url (127.0.0.1:8000)

to test chat 1:1 open the url at /

Test FontEnd Locally

Run:

• cd frontend/
• npm install
• npm start

Note: project will listen to the following url (127.0.0.1:3000)

future work

backend

• api end points documentation

EndPoints :)

• signup [ x ]
• login [ x ]
• logout [ x ]
• search all users [ x ] users/
• get a user by id [ ] users/:id
• update a user data by id [ ] users/:id PUT
• delete a user by id [ ] users/:id DELETE
• get all chats [ ] chats/ GET
• get a chat by id [ ] chats/:idGET
• search for a chat [ ] chats/search/:id GET
• get a message by id [ ] chats/:id/messages/:id GET
• create new group [ ] chats/ POST
• user can create a message [ ] chats/:id/messages/ POST
• user can update a message by id [ ] chats/:id/messages/:id PUT
• user can delete a message by id [ ] chats/:id/messages/:id DELETE
• user add users to a group [ ] chats/:id/add/ POST
• remove users from a group [ ] chats/:id/remove/ POST
• set group admin [ ] chats/:id/admin/ POST
• update group settings [ ] chats/:id/settings/ PUT
• banned chats [ ] chats/:id/banned/ POST