dantecodex/daily-quote

A web application that provides users with daily motivational quotes. Features user authentication, customizable delivery times, and automated email notifications using cron jobs. Built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and EJS for a seamless user experience.

Daily Quote Web Application

Overview

The Daily Quote Web Application is designed to provide users with daily motivational quotes. Users can sign up, log in, and configure their settings to receive quotes at a specified time each day. The application uses cron jobs to automate the delivery of these quotes via email.

Features

• User Authentication: Sign up, log in, and log out functionality.
• User Settings: Configure the time to receive daily quotes and choose whether to receive them.
• Dashboard: Displays user information and settings.
• Daily Quotes: Receive motivational quotes via email at the specified time.
• Error Handling: Graceful handling of errors with appropriate messages.
• Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface.

Functionality

Cron Jobs

The application uses node-cron to schedule and send daily quotes to users via email.

• Load Email Data: The loadEmailData function retrieves all users who have opted to receive daily quotes and schedules a cron job for each user based on their specified time.
• Time to Cron Expression: Converts user-specified times to cron expressions for scheduling.
• Refresh Users and Quotes: A cron job runs every 6 hours to refresh the list of users and quotes, ensuring that new users or updated settings are accounted for.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, EJS (Embedded JavaScript)
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Email Service: Nodemailer
• Task Scheduling: node-cron

Setup and Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dantecodex/daily-quote.git
   cd daily-quote

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Environment Variables: Create a .env file in the project root directory and add the necessary environment variables. Refer to the envExample.txt file for the required variables.

4. Run the application:

   npm start

5. Access the application: Access the application in your web browser at http://localhost:PORT, where PORT is the port number specified in your .env file.

File Structure

project_root/
│
├── controllers/
│   ├── quote_controller.js
│   └── user_controller.js
│
├── middleware/
│   ├── checkAuth.js
│   └── globalErrorHandler.js
│
├── models/
│   ├── quote_model.js
│   └── user_model.js
│
├── routes/
│   ├── quote_route.js
│   ├── static_route.js
│   └── user_route.js
│
├── utils/
│   ├── asyncErrorHandler.js
│   ├── customError.js
│   └── email.js
│
├── public/
│   ├── css/
│   │   ├── dashboard.css
│   │   ├── index.css
│   │   ├── login.css
│   │   ├── page404.css
│   │   └── signup.css
│   │
│   └── scripts/
│       └── dashboard.js
│
├── views/
│   ├── dashboard.ejs
│   ├── error.ejs
│   ├── index.ejs
│   ├── login.ejs
│   ├── page404.ejs
│   └── signup.ejs
│
├── extra/
│   └── quote.json
│
├── app.js
├── server.js
├── sendQuote.js
├── .env
└── package.json

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