Express Social Media App

Created By

• Author: Ovais Raza

Libraries Used

• Express.js: Web application framework for Node.js
• Passport.js: Authentication middleware for Node.js
• EJS: Embedded JavaScript templates for rendering views
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling for Node.js
• Multer: Middleware for handling multipart/form-data (file uploads)

Routes

• / - Home route that renders the registration page if the user is not logged in. Redirects to the feed if already logged in.
• /feed - Renders a feed page displaying all posts fetched from the database.
• /profile - Displays the user's profile, including their posts.
• /login - Renders the login page. On form submission, authenticates the user using Passport local strategy.
• /logout - Logs out the user and redirects to the login page.
• /create - Renders a page to create a new post.
• /login (POST) - Handles user login requests using Passport authentication.
• /register (POST) - Handles user registration requests and creates a new user in the database.
• /createPost (POST) - Handles post creation requests with file upload functionality.

Overview

This Express.js application was created by Ovais Raza and serves as a basic social media platform with user authentication and post creation features. It utilizes Passport.js for user authentication using a local strategy, EJS for rendering views, and Mongoose for interacting with a MongoDB database.

Key functionalities include:

• User registration and login using Passport.js local strategy.
• Rendering pages for the user feed, profile, login, registration, and post creation.
• Fetching posts from the database and displaying them on the feed.
• User profile display with their posts.
• Creating new posts with file upload capabilities using Multer middleware.

The application uses routes to handle different functionalities and middleware like isLoggedIn and redirectIfLoggedIn to manage user authentication and redirection.

To run the application:

1. Install Node.js and MongoDB.
2. Run npm install to install dependencies.
3. Set up your MongoDB connection.
4. Start the server using npm start or node app.js.
5. Access the application in your browser using the specified routes.