CountRie

CountRie is a web application featuring a range of countries, characters, and their respective dependencies. Users can view and interact with data using a clean interface, create their own countries and characters, and engage in battles.

Access CountRie Website: https://countrie-fsohpe7vuq-lm.a.run.app

Overview

CountRie allows users to:

Create an account and log in
View and interact with countries and characters
Create, edit, and delete their own countries and characters
Engage in battles between characters, improving their power
View battle history and character details

Admin accounts have full control over all data. The admin account has an email of admin@example.org.

Features

State-of-the-art authentication system
Role-based access to resources
Ownership of countries/characters
CRUD operations for all models
Innovative battle system with name generator
Robust validation system for user experience and security

Architecture

Clean architecture with CQRS pattern
Onion architecture for separation of concerns
Dependency Inversion for decoupling and easy extension
Adherence to DRY, KISS, and SOLID principles

Technologies

Backend

ASP.NET Core MVC
Entity Framework Core
Identity for authentication and authorization

Database

PostgreSQL

Deployment

Docker
Aiven for database hosting
Google Cloud Platform

Frontend

Bootstrap for responsive design

Authentication

Google/Facebook login integration

Installation and Setup

Dotnet 8 SDK and runtime is needed to run the app locally, which can be downloaded at: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/CountRie.git

Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd CountRie
```
Install dependencies:
```
dotnet restore
```
Set up your database connection string in appsettings.json
Install dotnet tools:
```
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef
```

Run database migrations:

dotnet ef database update --project ./Data --startup-project ./Web

Start the application:
```
dotnet run
```

CI / CD

The project uses separate workflows for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD):

CI: Automatically builds and tests the project on each push or pull request.
CD: Automatically builds the project into a Docker container, uploads it to the cloud, and deploys it to run.

This setup provides a seamless development experience and ease of use.