🚀 DevTinder

DevTinder is a modern Node.js & Express web application for user registration, authentication, profile management, and connection requests. Built with MongoDB, Mongoose, and a modular architecture for scalability and maintainability.

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✨ Features

• 🔒 Secure user registration & login (JWT authentication)
• 🛡️ Password hashing with bcrypt
• 👤 Profile management (view, update, change password, delete)
• 🤝 Send connection requests
• 📧 Email & password validation
• 🍪 Cookie-based session management
• 🗂️ Modular code structure

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📁 Project Structure

├── app.js
├── server.js
├── config/
│   └── conn.js
├── middlewares/
│   └── auth.js
├── models/
│   └── user.model.js
├── routes/
│   ├── auth/
│   │   ├── auth.controller.js
│   │   └── auth.route.js
│   ├── profile/
│   │   ├── profile.controller.js
│   │   └── profile.route.js
│   └── request/
│       ├── request.controller.js
│       └── request.route.js
├── utils/
│   └── helper.js
└── README.md

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⚡️ Quick Start

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/psbcg433/devtinder.git
   cd devtinder

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment: Create a .env file:

   PORT=3000
   MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017
   DB_NAME=devtinder
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   JWT_EXPIRES_IN=1d

4. Start the server:

   npm start

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📚 API Endpoints

�️ API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth Required
POST	/api/v1/auth/register	Register a new user	❌
POST	/api/v1/auth/login	Login and receive JWT token	❌
POST	/api/v1/auth/logout	Logout user	✅
GET	/api/v1/profile/getProfile	Get user profile	✅
PATCH	/api/v1/profile/setProfile	Update user profile	✅
PATCH	/api/v1/profile/setPassword	Change password	✅
DELETE	/api/v1/profile/deleteProfile	Delete user profile	✅
POST	/api/v1/request/send/:status/:toUserId	Send a connection request (status: interested/ignored)	✅
POST	/api/v1/request/review/:status/:requestId	Review a connection request (status: accepted/rejected)	✅
GET	/api/v1/user/getRequest	Get pending connection requests	✅
GET	/api/v1/user/getConnections	Get accepted connections	✅
GET	/api/v1/user/getFeed	Get user feed (suggested users)	✅

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🎨 Technologies Used

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📝 Example .env

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017
DB_NAME=devtinder
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=1d

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💡 Tips

• All endpoints requiring authentication expect a valid JWT token in cookies.
• Use tools like Postman or Insomnia for API testing.
• Modular structure makes it easy to extend features.

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB & Mongoose
• bcrypt (password hashing)
• validator (input validation)
• jsonwebtoken (JWT)
• cookie-parser

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