captoshkala/kitchen-backend

Development instructions

🚀 1.Install dependencies

Run npm install

🚀 2.Set up environment variables

Create a .env file at the root of the project

Configure it as below

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://<username>:<password>@<host_name>:<port>/<database_name>?schema=public"
PORT=<port_number>(default: 80 - Windows | 8080 - Linux)
JWT_secret=<secter_token_string>
JWT_expire=<expiration_time> (ex.: 1m)

🚀 3.Run the project locally

Run npm run devStart

Tools

🛠️ Development

• The Prisma ORM Prisma.io was used to simplify working with the db
• The PostgreSQL https://www.postgresql.org/ was used to store data
• Upon authorization or registration, the user receives a token. When new requests come, they are verified with middleware
• Endpoints are logically divided into routes (users, dishes, daily-dishes e.t.c) and moved to different files

🛠️ Technologies used

• NodeJs
• Express
• TypeScript
• PostgreSQL
• JSON Web Token
• Swagger
• Helmet/Cors
• Debugger
• Winston Logger
• Cookie Parser