A simple platform where users sign in and can then view files or upload files using nodejs ans express js framework
- NodeJs
- ExpressJs
- MongoDB
- Redis
- pagination
* User authentication/signining in via a token.
* List all files in the system.
* Upload a new file.
* Change permissions of a file.
* View a file.
* Generate thumbnails for images (i.e previewing a file).
Aim of this project : Its a summary of core backend technologies, which includes concepts like authentication, nosql database, caching, pagination, background processes(kue) as well as object oriented programming to model the file system :).
* how to create an api with express
* how to authenticate a user
* how to store data in mongodb
* how to cache data in redis
* how to setup and use a background worker
**File Structure**
server.js -> Contains server/app configuration as well as the api routes and middleware
controllers/ -> Contains buisness logic functions such as user management, files management, authmanagement, app managemnt. LIke creating a user ans storing in a database kinda logic and like uploading a file and viewing files kinda logic.
routes/ -> Contains an index.js file that houses all the apps endpoints in other words the api of the app. Nb: On each route a buisness logic function from the controllers is called.
tests/ -> Contains unittests for different componets of the app and also integration tests.
utils/ -> Contains helper functions used throughout the app such as db.js which creetes a dbclient that can be used to add Objetcs to our databse and also execute queries throughout the app, redis.js where a redis client is created for caching operations.
worker.js -> Contains code that defines two separate queues(thumbnailQueue and userQueue.These queues are designed to work asynchronously and are often used in apps that require background job processing, such as image processing and user notification.