Foogle - Server Side

Welcome to the server side of Foogle! This Node.js application serves as the backend for foogle.foo, handling various functionalities such as web scraping, user authentication, and interaction with the database.

FrontEnd - https://github.com/jmedina21/Foogle-Client.git

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies Used
• Getting Started
• Endpoints
• Database
• Contributing

Features

1. Web Scraping: The server uses Puppeteer to scrape listings from Craigslist, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace. These listings provide up-to-date product information for users.

2. User Authentication: The application supports user authentication through endpoints for user registration (signup) and user login, implementing jwt.

3. Product Management: Users can retrieve and post products they are interested in. These products are saved in the database and can be accessed through relevant endpoints.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express
• Puppeteer
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• JWT
• nodeMailer
• bcrypt

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jmedina21/Foogle-Server.git

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up your database configurations in a .env file:

• PORT = ???
• MONGODB_URI = ???
• JWT_SECRET = ???
• EMAIL = ???
• EMAIL_PASSWORD = ???

4. To create a accounts you need to configure the transporter body from nodeMailer, line 9 in signup.js. Documentation in - https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer

5. Run the server:

node server

Endpoints

• GET /listings/craigslist?search=???? Get listings from Craigslist
• GET /listings/ebay?search=???? Get listings from ebay
• GET /listings/facebook?search=???? Get listings from facebook marketplace
• POST /signup: Register a new user.
• POST /login: Authenticate a user.
• GET /products: Retrieve saved products for a user.
• POST /products: Save a new product for a user.
• DELETE /products: Delete a saved product.
• GET /validate: Account verification

Database

The application uses MongoDB as the database to store user information, saved products, and other relevant data. Mongoose is used as a query builder to interact with the database.

1. Create a free MongoDB account in - https://www.mongodb.com/

2. Create a database and get the URI - https://www.mongodb.com/docs/guides/atlas/account/

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome! If you find a bug or want to add a new feature, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.