CU Gigs Backend and Frontend Overview

Flask Server (Backend)

The Flask server provides a simple RESTful API for managing a list of jobs. It runs on http://127.0.0.1:5000 by default and supports:

• GET /jobs: Returns a list of all available job postings in JSON format.
• POST /jobs: Accepts a JSON payload to create a new job and appends it to the in-memory list. Returns the newly created job as JSON.
• DELETE /jobs/<job_id>: Deletes the job with the specified job_id from the in-memory list. Returns an empty response with a 204 status code.

The server uses flask_cors to allow cross-origin requests from the React frontend.

JobSeeker (React Frontend)

The JobSeeker page:

• Fetches the list of jobs from the Flask server using a GET request.
• Displays all available jobs to the user.
• Allows filtering of jobs by date, time, location, and minimum rating.
• Lets the user remove a job by clicking the X button. When clicked, a DELETE request is sent to the server, and if successful, the job is removed from the list.

PostJob (React Frontend)

The PostJob page:

• Provides a form for creating a new job post.
• On submission, it sends a POST request with the job details to the Flask server.
• If successful, the new job is added to the in-memory list on the server side, and the user is navigated back to the JobSeeker page to see the updated list of jobs.

Note: There is no persistent database storage. All data is held in memory and will reset when the Flask server restarts.