🍽️ Savour — Food Recipe Website

A full-stack food recipe web application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Vanilla JavaScript.

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	HTML5, CSS3, Vanilla JavaScript
Backend	Node.js + Express.js
Database	MongoDB + Mongoose
Auth	JWT + bcryptjs

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Features

• 🔍 Real-time recipe search with category, difficulty, time & rating filters
• 🍛 8 cuisine categories — Indian, Italian, Vegan, Desserts, Chinese, Mexican, American, Mediterranean
• 👤 User authentication — signup / login via JWT
• ❤️ Save & manage favourite recipes per user
• ⭐ Community star ratings (1–5) + comment reviews
• ➕ Create new recipes with a live publish checklist
• 📱 Fully responsive — mobile, tablet & desktop

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Project Structure

savour/
├── public/
│   ├── index.html        # Home page
│   ├── recipes.html      # Browse & filter recipes
│   ├── recipe.html       # Recipe detail + reviews
│   ├── favorites.html    # Saved recipes
│   ├── create.html       # Add new recipe
│   ├── style.css
│   └── script.js
├── server/
│   ├── server.js
│   ├── models/           # User, Recipe (Mongoose schemas)
│   ├── controllers/      # Auth + Recipe logic
│   ├── routes/           # REST API routes
│   └── middleware/       # JWT auth guard
├── .env
└── package.json

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)

Installation

# 1. Install dependencies
npm install

# 2. Configure environment
# Edit .env and set your values:
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/recipedb
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key_here
PORT=3000

# 3. Start the server
npm run dev        # development (nodemon)
npm start          # production

# 4. Seed sample data — open in browser:
http://localhost:3000/api/recipes/seed

Open the app

http://localhost:3000

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API Reference

Method	Endpoint	Auth	Description
POST	/api/auth/signup	—	Register
POST	/api/auth/login	—	Login
GET	/api/auth/me	✅	Current user + favourites
POST	/api/auth/favorites/:id	✅	Toggle favourite
GET	/api/recipes	—	List recipes (filterable)
GET	/api/recipes/featured	—	Featured recipes
GET	/api/recipes/:id	—	Single recipe
POST	/api/recipes	✅	Create recipe
PUT	/api/recipes/:id	✅	Update recipe
DELETE	/api/recipes/:id	✅	Delete recipe
POST	/api/recipes/:id/reviews	✅	Add review

Filter params for GET /api/recipes: search, category, difficulty, maxTime, minRating, sort, page, limit

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Environment Variables

MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/recipedb
JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_key
PORT=3000

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License

MIT