Running the app

-For the backend, start the server with node app.js -For the frontend, use cd frontend-jokes and then npm run dev

Description

A service which ingests different types of jokes from different sources, both external and internal. The user can create an account and can view/submit their own jokes through a visual interface.

Database

Using Postgres as a database management system, three databases are utilized for separate functions; one for storing jokes, another for storing user information, and a third for storing user tokens.

Components

• Client

  • react.js https://react.dev/
  • bulma CSS https://bulma.io/

• REST API

  • node express https://expressjs.com/
  • node.js https://nodejs.org/en
  • body-parser https://www.npmjs.com/package/body-parser
  • Joi https://www.npmjs.com/package/joi
  • uuid https://www.npmjs.com/package/uuid
  • bcrypt https://www.npmjs.com/package/bcrypt

• User authentication

  • jsonwebtoken https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonwebtoken
  • dotenv https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv
  • uuid https://www.npmjs.com/package/uuid

• Data Engineering

  • axios https://www.npmjs.com/package/axios
  • Data sources:
    • https://api-ninjas.com/api/dadjokes
    • https://rapidapi.com/KegenGuyll/api/dad-jokes/playground/
    • apiendpoint_8a3669ee-772f-42a8-a92c-6ffc33e3152d
    • https://rapidapi.com/KegenGuyll/api/dad-jokes

• Database

  • postgres https://www.npmjs.com/package/pg

Data flows

Deployment

1. Download the ngrok terminal
2. Follow the instructions to set it up
3. Use ngrok http 3000 to deploy the app!