GET and POST posts

[NaithanB]

Hey everyone,

I think this is ready to be pulled.

Features added:

• GET posts from server when loading homepage
• Add loadingSpinner component
• Add react bootstrap alerts to display connection errors
• GET post from server when loading detail view
• Set states in postDetail and update the component display including comments and schedule
• POST new posts to the server
• Limit the number of allowed images and add a max image file size of 1mb

Still to do:

• I haven’t set the author or authorId fields in the new posts yet. I’m not sure how to get that info yet.
• When creating a new post, it might be nice to compress one image to a thumbnail size. That way I can retrieve a smaller image from the server when loading the main page which will make the main page load faster.
• Implement a “see more posts” button and only get something like 20 posts at a time from the server.

Notes:

• I’m using the _id field that mongodb auto creates instead of our id fields. When I create a new post, I set id and _id to the same value though so both should be valid. Is there a reason to have both?

Let me know if you spot any problems!

[BarneyShi]

@NaithanB Nice!

I haven’t set the author or authorId fields in the new posts yet. I’m not sure how to get that info yet.

I think we can get the current user info after Sujin finishes her part. We need to store this information somewhere.

I’m using the _id field that mongodb auto creates instead of our id fields.

I think this is a better idea. I used id when creating documents to associate each document together. But now I think it's unnecessary.

[parksj23]

re: the _id vs id, yes, I just asked the same question on Slack!

I agree, just using the auto-generated _id seems best.