Forum backend

Project structure

1. db contains all the db models. A global overview can be found here
2. routers contains all the api routers which map urls to the service.
3. services contains all business logic for the routes.
4. handlers contains all request and response management.
5. middleware contains all the middleware that is used in the routers before the code reaches the service.
6. modules contains all voting models implemented in the forum backend.
7. types contains all the zod types that are needed for validation.

For developers

1. install nodejs v20.14.0
   • On WSL (Windows Subsystems for Linux) install node.js v20 as follows:

     1. curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash -
     2. sudo apt install -y nodejs

2. install pnpm
3. update .env with custom values
4. start services needed to run backend make docker-run
5. pnpm install
6. pnpm build only required on the first run
7. pnpm dev

unit testing

• you can test you have set everything up correctly by running pnpm test

database list of commands

• It is possible to visualize the database. Run: pnpm db:studio
• It is possible to fill the database with random data. Run: pnpm db:seed
• It is possible to delete all entries from the database. Run: pnpm db:seed:cleanup

db migrations

1. create a file in the db with the new table schema
2. run pnpm db:generate
3. restart server and migrations should auto run