daliborstakic/blogpost-app

Blog Application 📄

This project is a full-stack application that allows users to create blogs, comment on them, and like them. The front-end is built using Angular, and the back-end is developed with Express.js.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies Used
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Running the Application
• API Documentation
• Contributing
• License

Features

• User authentication (signup, login, logout)
• Create, read, blogs
• Comment on blogs and delete comments
• Like and unlike blogs
• Responsive design

Technologies Used

• Front-end:

  • Angular
  • Angular Material
  • Bootstrap
  • PopperJS
  • JQuery
  • TypeScript

• Back-end:

  • Express.js
  • Node.js
  • SQLite3

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm (v6 or later)
• Angular CLI (v12 or later)
• SQlite3
• tsc (Typescript compiler)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/daliborstakic/blogpost-app.git
   cd blogpost-app

2. Install dependencies for both front-end and back-end

   cd blogpost-front
   npm install
   
   cd blogpost-api
   npm install

Running the Application

1. Start the back-end server

   cd blogpost-api
   ts-node src/app.ts

   The server will be started at localhost:3000

2. Start the front-end server

   cd blogpost-front
   ng serve

   The front-end server will be running at localhost:4200

API Documentation

Status

• GET /status
  • Returns the status of the server.

User Routes

• GET /user/:id

  • Retrieves a user by their ID.

• GET /users

  • Retrieves all users.

• POST /user

  • Creates a new user.

• GET /users/:username

  • Retrieves a user by their username.

Blog Routes

• GET /blogs

  • Retrieves all blog posts with likes.

• GET /blogs/:userId

  • Retrieves all blog posts by a specific user ID.

• GET /blogs-search/:query

  • Searches for blog posts based on a query.

• POST /blog

  • Creates a new blog post.

• GET /blog/:blogId

  • Retrieves a blog post by its ID.

Like Routes

• POST /like

  • Likes a blog post.

• DELETE /unlike

  • Unlikes a blog post.

• POST /isLiked

  • Checks if a blog post is liked by a user.

• GET /likesCount/:postId

  • Retrieves the count of likes for a blog post.

Comment Routes

• POST /comment

  • Adds a comment to a blog post.

• GET /comments/:blogpostId

  • Retrieves comments for a specific blog post.

• DELETE /comment/:id

  • Deletes a comment by its ID.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request for any improvements.

Fork the repository

* Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch)
* Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
* Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch)
* Open a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.