A simple todo app using react , mongodb, express and node.js
- Make a new directory named react-todo-app
- cd react-todo-app
- npm init
- npm i express nodemon dotenv
- Create index.js inside react-todo-app
- In Index.js
const port = process.env.PORT || 5050;
const app = express();
app.use((req,res,next) => {
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin","*");
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers","Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
next();
});
app.use((req,res,next)=> {
res.send('Welcome to Express');
});
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Port running on ${port}`)
});
- To run the server run nodemon index.js in terminal
- Create a folder called routes
- Inside routes create a folder models with file Todo.js
- Install mongoose : npm i mongoose
- In Todo.js
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
//Todo Schema
const TodoSchema = new Schema({
action : {
type : String,
required : ['true','The todo text field is required']
}
});
const Todo = mongoose.model('todo',TodoSchema);
module.exports = Todo;
- Inside routes create a folder api with file todo.js
const express = require('express');
const router = express.Router();
const Todo = require('../models/Todo');
router.get('/todos', (req,res) => {
Todo.find({},'action')
.then(data => res.json(data));
});
router.post('/todos', (req,res) => {
if(req.body.action){
Todo.create(req.body)
.then(data => res.json(data))
} else {
res.json({
error: "The input field is empty"
})
}
});
router.delete('/todos/:id', (req, res, next) => {
Todo.findOneAndDelete({"_id": req.params.id})
.then(data => res.json(data))
.catch(next)
})
module.exports = router;
- Create a new mongodb deployment on mlab and add a user to the mongodb instance
- Create a .env file in your react-todo-app folder and set DB= to your deployment url
DB = 'mongodb://<DB_USER>:<DB_PASS>0@ds159204.mlab.com:59204/todo-app-db'
- Modify your index.js to connect to database
const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const path = require('path');
const routes = require('./routes/api/todo');
require('dotenv').config();
const port = process.env.PORT || 5050;
const app = express();
//connect to database
mongoose.connect(process.env.DB, {useNewUrlParser: true})
.then(() => console.log('Database connected'))
.catch(err => console.log(err));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use('/api',routes);
app.use((req,res,next) => {
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin","*");
res.header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers","Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept");
next();
});
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Port running on ${port}`)
});
- Test your api is working by visiting http://localhost:5000/api/todos
- In root directory run create-react-app client
- npm install concurrently
- Update the package.json of your root folder with the following
{
"name": "react-todo-app",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "nodemon index.js",
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
"dev": "concurrently \"yarn run start\" \"cd client && yarn start\""
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"body-parser": "^1.18.3",
"dotenv": "^6.2.0",
"express": "^4.16.4",
"mongoose": "^5.4.4",
"path": "^0.12.7"
},
"devDependencies": {
"concurrently": "^4.0.1",
"nodemon": "^1.18.4"
}
}
- Add "proxy": "http://localhost:5000" in your client/package.json to support relative urls
{
"name": "client",
"version": "0.1.0",
"private": true,
"dependencies": {
"axios": "^0.18.0",
"react": "^16.7.0",
"react-dom": "^16.7.0",
"react-scripts": "2.1.3",
"styled-components": "^4.1.3"
},
"scripts": {
"start": "react-scripts start",
"build": "react-scripts build",
"test": "react-scripts test",
"eject": "react-scripts eject"
},
"proxy": "http://localhost:5050",
"eslintConfig": {
"extends": "react-app"
},
"browserslist": [
">0.2%",
"not dead",
"not ie <= 11",
"not op_mini all"
]
}
- In your client folder open up your src folder
- Create a folder called components with file Todo.js
- In your client/ npm i redux react-redux redux-saga styled-components axios
- In your client/src folder create a folder called components
- Create a file called Home.js
- In your App.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import Home from './components/Home';
import './App.css';
class App extends Component {
render() {
return (
<Home />
);
}
}
export default App;
In your src folder create three folders reducers, actions and sagas In reducers create 2 files index.js and TodoReducer.js
const initialState = {
}
export default function(state = initialState, action) {
switch(action.type){
default:
break;
}
retutrn initialState;
}
import {combineReducers} from 'redux'
import TodoReducer from './TodoReducer'
export const rootReducer = combineReducers({
todos: TodoReducer
})
In src/saga folder create index.js file
import { call, put, takeEvery, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects'
function* mySaga() {
}
export default mySaga;
Update your App.js file as follows
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { createStore, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
import {Provider} from 'react-redux';
import Home from './components/Home';
import rootReducer from './reducers'
import './App.css';
import createSagaMiddleware from 'redux-saga'
import mySaga from './sagas'
// create the saga middleware
const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware();
const store = createStore(rootReducer, {}, applyMiddleware(sagaMiddleware));
sagaMiddleware.run(mySaga);
class App extends Component {
render() {
return (
<Provider store={store}>
<Home />
</Provider>
);
}
}
export default App;
In the src/components make 4 more files Home.js , TodoItem.js, ListTodos.js , AddTodos.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import styled from 'styled-components';
import AddTodos from './AddTodos'
import ListTodos from './ListTodos'
const MainWrapper = styled.div`
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: flex;
background-color: #000;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
`
const StyledHeading = styled.h1`
color: #fff;
`
export default class Home extends Component {
render() {
return (
<MainWrapper>
<StyledHeading>My Todo App</StyledHeading>
<AddTodos />
<ListTodos />
</MainWrapper>
)
}
}
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import styled from 'styled-components'
const OuterWrapper = styled.div`
width: 100%;
display:flex;
justify-content: center;
`;
const StyledInput = styled.input`
width: 70%;
padding: 20px;
border: 1px solid black;
border-radius: 10px;
`;
const StyledButton = styled.button`
width: 10%;
color: white;
background-color: #5b73a7;
border: none;
border-radius: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
`
export default class AddTodos extends Component {
render() {
return (
<OuterWrapper>
<StyledInput />
<StyledButton>Add</StyledButton>
</OuterWrapper>
)
}
}
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import styled from 'styled-components'
const ItemWrapper = styled.div`
width:80%;
background-color: #3d6fe9;
border-radius: 10px;
padding: 10px;
margin-top: 20px;
display:flex;
flex-direction:row;
`
const StyledCheckbox = styled.input`
margin: 10px;
`
const StyledText = styled.p`
margin: 8px;
color: #fff;
width:90%;
`
const StyledButton = styled.button`
width: 10%;
color: white;
background-color: #5b73a7;
border: 1px solid white;
border-radius: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
`
export default class TodoItem extends Component {
render() {
let {text} = this.props;
return (
<ItemWrapper>
<StyledCheckbox type="checkbox" />
<StyledText>{text}</StyledText>
<StyledButton>Delete</StyledButton>
</ItemWrapper>
)
}
}
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import TodoItem from './TodoItem'
const actions = [
{'_id':1,'action':'Action 1'},
{'_id':2,'action':'Action 2'}
]
export default class ListTodos extends Component {
render() {
return actions.map(act => <TodoItem key={act._id} text={act.action} />);
}
}
In your constants.js file
export const FETCH_ACTIONS = 'FETCH_ACTIONS';
export const FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS';
export const FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE = 'FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE';
In your actions/index.js
import {FETCH_ACTIONS} from './constants'
export default function fetch_actions(){
return {
type: FETCH_ACTIONS,
}
}
In your saga/index.js
import { call, put, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects'
import {FETCH_ACTIONS,FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS,FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE} from '../actions/constants'
import axios from 'axios'
function fetchActionsFromApi(){
return axios.get('/api/todos');
}
function* fetchActions(){
try {
const response = yield call(fetchActionsFromApi)
yield put({'type':FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS,'payload':response.data})
} catch(e){
yield put({'type': FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE})
}
}
function* mySaga() {
yield takeLatest(FETCH_ACTIONS,fetchActions);
}
export default mySaga;
In TodoReducer.js
import {FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS, FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE} from '../actions/constants'
const initialState = {
actions: []
}
export default function(state = initialState, action) {
switch(action.type){
case FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS:
console.log('REduceer',{...state,actions: action.payload})
return {...state,actions: action.payload}
case FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE:
return state;
default:
return state;
}
}
In ListTodo.js
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import TodoItem from './TodoItem'
import {connect} from 'react-redux'
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
import fetch_actions from '../actions';
class ListTodos extends Component {
componentDidMount(){
this.props.fetchActions();
}
render() {
let {actions} = this.props.todos;
return actions.map(act => <TodoItem key={act._id} text={act.action} />);
}
}
const mapStateToProps = state => ({
todos: state.todos
});
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
return bindActionCreators({fetchActions: fetch_actions},dispatch)
}
export default connect(mapStateToProps,mapDispatchToProps)(ListTodos);
export const FETCH_ACTIONS = 'FETCH_ACTIONS';
export const FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS';
export const FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE = 'FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE';
export const ADD_ACTION_REQUEST = 'ADD_ACTION_REQUEST';
export const ADD_ACTION = 'ADD_ACTION';
import {FETCH_ACTIONS, ADD_ACTION_REQUEST} from './constants'
export const fetch_actions = () =>{
return {
type: FETCH_ACTIONS,
}
}
export const add_action = (text) => {
return {
type: ADD_ACTION_REQUEST,
payload: text
}
}
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import styled from 'styled-components'
import {connect} from 'react-redux'
import {add_action} from '../actions'
const OuterWrapper = styled.div`
width: 100%;
display:flex;
justify-content: center;
`;
const StyledInput = styled.input`
width: 70%;
padding: 20px;
border: 1px solid black;
border-radius: 10px;
`;
const StyledButton = styled.button`
width: 10%;
color: white;
background-color: #5b73a7;
border: none;
border-radius: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
`
class AddTodos extends Component {
state = {
text: ''
}
handleChange = (e) =>{
this.setState({
text: e.target.value
})
}
onAddClicked = () => {
console.log('Add', this.state.text)
//Dispatch Action
this.props.add_action(this.state.text);
}
render() {
return (
<OuterWrapper>
<StyledInput onChange={this.handleChange} />
<StyledButton onClick={this.onAddClicked} >Add</StyledButton>
</OuterWrapper>
)
}
}
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
add_action: (text) => dispatch(add_action(text))
})
export default connect(null,mapDispatchToProps)(AddTodos)
import { call, put, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects'
import {FETCH_ACTIONS,FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS,FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE,ADD_ACTION, ADD_ACTION_REQUEST} from '../actions/constants'
import axios from 'axios'
function fetchActionsFromApi(){
return axios.get('/api/todos');
}
function addActionToDatabase(text){
return axios.post('/api/todos',{'action':text})
}
function* fetchActions(){
try {
const response = yield call(fetchActionsFromApi)
yield put({'type':FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS,'payload':response.data})
} catch(e){
yield put({'type': FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE})
}
}
function* addAction(action){
try{
const response = yield call(addActionToDatabase,action.payload);
yield put({type: ADD_ACTION,payload: response.data})
} catch(e){
yield put({'type':FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE})
}
}
function* mySaga() {
yield takeLatest(FETCH_ACTIONS,fetchActions);
yield takeLatest(ADD_ACTION_REQUEST,addAction)
}
export default mySaga;
import {FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS, FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE,ADD_ACTION} from '../actions/constants'
const initialState = {
actions: []
}
export default function(state = initialState, action) {
switch(action.type){
case FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS:
console.log('REduceer',{...state,actions: action.payload})
return {...state,actions: action.payload}
case FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE:
return state;
case ADD_ACTION:
console.log('Add action',{...state,actions: [...state.actions,action.payload]})
return {...state,actions: [...state.actions,action.payload]}
default:
return state;
}
}
export const FETCH_ACTIONS = 'FETCH_ACTIONS';
export const FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS = 'FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS';
export const FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE = 'FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE';
export const ADD_ACTION_REQUEST = 'ADD_ACTION_REQUEST';
export const ADD_ACTION = 'ADD_ACTION';
export const DELETE_ACTION_REQUEST = 'DELETE_ACTION_REQUEST';
export const DELETE_ACTION = 'DELETE_ACTION';
import {FETCH_ACTIONS, ADD_ACTION_REQUEST, DELETE_ACTION_REQUEST} from './constants'
export const fetch_actions = () =>{
return {
type: FETCH_ACTIONS,
}
}
export const add_action = (text) => {
return {
type: ADD_ACTION_REQUEST,
payload: text
}
}
export const delete_action = (id) => {
console.log('Delete action with id',id);
return {
type: DELETE_ACTION_REQUEST,
payload: id
}
}
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import styled from 'styled-components'
import {connect} from 'react-redux'
import {delete_action} from '../actions'
const ItemWrapper = styled.div`
width:80%;
background-color: #3d6fe9;
border-radius: 10px;
padding: 10px;
margin-top: 20px;
display:flex;
flex-direction:row;
`
const StyledCheckbox = styled.input`
margin: 10px;
`
const StyledText = styled.p`
margin: 8px;
color: #fff;
width:90%;
`
const StyledButton = styled.button`
width: 10%;
color: white;
background-color: #5b73a7;
border: 1px solid white;
border-radius: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
`
class TodoItem extends Component {
render() {
let {text,id} = this.props;
return (
<ItemWrapper>
<StyledCheckbox type="checkbox" />
<StyledText>{text}</StyledText>
<StyledButton onClick={() => this.props.delete_action(id)}>Delete</StyledButton>
</ItemWrapper>
)
}
}
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
delete_action: (id) => dispatch(delete_action(id))
})
export default connect(null,mapDispatchToProps)(TodoItem);
import { call, put, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects'
import {FETCH_ACTIONS,FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS,FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE,ADD_ACTION,DELETE_ACTION_REQUEST,DELETE_ACTION,ADD_ACTION_REQUEST} from '../actions/constants'
import axios from 'axios'
function fetchActionsFromApi(){
return axios.get('/api/todos');
}
function addActionToDatabase(text){
return axios.post('/api/todos',{'action':text})
}
function deleteActionFromDatabase(id){
return axios.delete(`/api/todos/${id}`)
}
function* fetchActions(){
try {
const response = yield call(fetchActionsFromApi)
yield put({'type':FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS,'payload':response.data})
} catch(e){
yield put({'type': FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE})
}
}
function* addAction(action){
try{
const response = yield call(addActionToDatabase,action.payload);
yield put({type: ADD_ACTION,payload: response.data})
} catch(e){
yield put({'type':FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE})
}
}
function* deleteAction(action){
try{
const response = yield call(deleteActionFromDatabase,action.payload);
yield put({type: DELETE_ACTION,payload: response.data})
} catch(e){
yield put({'type':FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE})
}
}
function* mySaga() {
yield takeLatest(FETCH_ACTIONS,fetchActions);
yield takeLatest(ADD_ACTION_REQUEST,addAction)
yield takeLatest(DELETE_ACTION_REQUEST,deleteAction)
}
export default mySaga;
import {FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS, FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE,ADD_ACTION, DELETE_ACTION} from '../actions/constants'
const initialState = {
actions: []
}
export default function(state = initialState, action) {
switch(action.type){
case FETCH_ACTIONS_SUCCESS:
console.log('REduceer',{...state,actions: action.payload})
return {...state,actions: action.payload}
case FETCH_ACTIONS_FAILURE:
return state;
case ADD_ACTION:
console.log('Add action',{...state,actions: [...state.actions,action.payload]})
return {...state,actions: [...state.actions,action.payload]}
case DELETE_ACTION:
console.log('DELETE action',{...state,actions: state.actions.filter(act => act._id !== action.payload)})
return {...state,actions: state.actions.filter(act => act._id !== action.payload._id)}
default:
return state;
}
}