PROJECT

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Backend project that allows a registered user to make a single comment on a daily news heading updated every 24 hours

THE IDEA:

• Create a Opinion platform
• Random topic generated daily
• User will be able to type a single opinion on the topic
• That will be rewritten once a new topic appears
• The name will be available dynamically
• All opinions will be rendered in the opinion page
• Root will require registration and login
• MongoDB-Atlas for Database
• Express Session for cookies and session
• Passport for Encryption, hash, salting, authentications
• Only those authenticated will see posts page

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TECH:

1. NodeJS
2. Express
3. EJS
4. PASSPORT
5. THIRD-PARTY-NEWS-API
6. EXPRESS-SESSION
7. MONGODB

START

1. Download project and open it on your favorite IDE

2. On the terminal, run: npm install

3. Once dependencies are downloaded, run the command: node index.js

4. Alternatively, if nodemon is installed, run: nodemon index.js

TESTING CREDENTIALS:

• Username: test@test.com
• Password: test

PLAN OF ACTION:

STEP ONE: ROOT(HOME)

• At root, a welcome, log in button, and register button will be display.
• Register button will redirect to Register Route
• Log in button will redirect to Login Route

REGISTER

• If successful, redirect to Posts
• Else, Redirect to Register

LOG IN

• If Successfull, redirect to Posts
• Else, redirect to Log In

SESSION OVER (Closing Browsing Session or LOGOUT)

• If Session Over Redirect to Log In
• If LOGOUT Redirect to ROOT (Home)