IT645_Project

Purpose

IT645_Project is a collaborative platform designed to help learners connect with one another and learn together. By offering capabilities for messaging, meetings, recommendations, and user connection suggestions, this project enables peer-to-peer learning and enhances the experience for users seeking to expand their knowledge through community interactions.

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Features

• User Authentication & Profile Management
  • Register, login, email verification, and protected profile management.
• Connections & Chat
  • Suggest potential connections, send/accept/reject connection requests, view connection status, and initiate chats with connected users.
• Messaging
  • Text and file-based messaging between users, with secure downloads.
• Meetings
  • Create and retrieve meeting details to organize learning sessions.
• Video Recommendations
  • Personalized video recommendations based on user activity or interests.
• Subscription & Payments
  • Create subscription orders, verify payments, and check subscription status.

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Project Structure

Based on the provided project screenshot:

IT645_Project/
├── .git/
├── Backend/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── authController.js
│   │   ├── chatController.js
│   │   ├── connectioncontroller.js
│   │   ├── meetingController.js
│   │   ├── messageController.js
│   │   ├── recommendationController.js
│   │   ├── subscriptioncontroller.js
│   │   └── userController.js
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   ├── authMiddleware.js
│   │   └── upload.js
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── ConnectionRequest.js
│   │   ├── Meeting.js
│   │   ├── Message.js
│   │   ├── Subscription.js
│   │   └── User.js
│   ├── node_modules/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── auth.js
│   │   ├── chat.js
│   │   ├── connect.js
│   │   ├── meeting.js
│   │   ├── messages.js
│   │   ├── recommendation.js
│   │   ├── subscription.js
│   │   └── user.js
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── views/
│   │   └── intro.ejs
│   ├── .env
│   ├── .gitignore
│   ├── app.js
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── package-lock.json
│   └── server.js
├── frontend/
│   ├── node_modules/
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
│       ├── assets/
│       ├── components/
│       │   ├── ChatArea.jsx
│       │   ├── Icons.jsx
│       │   ├── layout.jsx
│       │   ├── MeetNotificationListener.jsx
│       │   ├── MessageBubble.jsx
│       │   ├── Navbar.jsx
│       │   ├── PrivateRoutes.jsx
│       │   └── UserList.jsx
│       ├── context/
│       ├── hooks/
│       └── pages/
│           ├── Chat/
│           ├── connections/
│           ├── Dashboard/
│           ├── example/
│           ├── login/
│           ├── Meet/
│           ├── profile/
│           ├── Recommendations/
│           ├── SignupForm/
│           ├── Subscription/
│           └── VerifyPage/
│           ├── services/
├── socket.js

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Key API Endpoints (Backend)

Authentication Routes

• POST /register – User registration
• POST /login – User login
• GET /me – Get authenticated user
• POST /verify – Verify user email

Chat Routes

• GET /connections – List chat user connections

Connection Routes

• GET /suggestions – Get suggested users to connect with
• POST /request – Send connection request
• POST /accept – Accept connection request
• POST /reject – Reject connection request
• GET /status – Request status
• GET /connections – List current connections

Meeting Routes

• POST / – Create meeting
• GET /:id – Get meeting by ID

Messaging Routes

• GET /:userId – Get messages with a user
• POST / – Send message/file to user
• GET /download/:messageId – Download message file

Recommendation Routes

• POST / – Get recommended videos

Subscription Routes

• POST /create-order – Create subscription order
• POST /verify-payment – Verify payment for subscription
• GET /status/:userId – Get subscription status

User Routes

• GET /profile/:id – Get user profile
• PUT /update-profile/:id – Update user profile
• GET /:id – Get user data

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v22+ recommended)
• MongoDB
• Cloudinary (for file uploads)
• Vite/React (Frontend)

Backend Setup

1. Install dependencies

   cd Backend
   npm install

2. Configure .env file with necessary credentials (DB, Cloudinary, JWT secret).

3. Start the server:

   npm start

Frontend Setup

1. Install dependencies

   cd frontend
   npm install

2. Start the React frontend:

   npm run dev

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Technologies Used

• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Cloudinary
• Frontend: React, Vite
• Other: JWT authentication, REST APIs

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues, feature requests, or pull requests.

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License

MIT License

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Author

Developed by jenilsoni04