cyberbeast / PostUp

A simple content publishing and subscription system with real-time comments, replies and user interaction features.

PostUp

A simple end-to-end content publishing and subscription system with real-time comments, replies and user-interactions.

• Real-time updates and automatic subscriptions.
  • New posts show up on feed almost instantaneously on every client's Post View.
  • New comments/replies (and subsequent updates) reflect on every client that is viewing the corresponding post/comment.
• Open and Extensible GraphQL Schema for a content publishing system.
  • Adding features is as simple as extending the existing schema and defining the resolution logic using GraphQL specifications.
• Freedom to use ANY data-source for data-storage with the GraphQL Resolver + Connector layer.
• Scalable and Cloud-first design

Build & Run Instructions

PostUp requires at-least node.js, npm, angular-cli and babel-node to run. Other dependencies are installed using npm. PostUp also requires the provisioning of a database. I recommend MongoDB, but any database can be used. However, if a database other than MongoDB is used, you'll need to modify the logic in atleast the following files - connectors.js, passport.js and resolvers.js.

Add your GraphQL server and GraphQL Subscription server URL in graphql.module.ts.

...
const http = httpLink.create({
      uri: 'URL HERE'
    });

    // Create a WebSocket link
    const ws = new WebSocketLink({
      uri: `ws://URL_HERE/subscriptions`,
      options: {
        reconnect: true
      }
    });
...

Install the angular app dependencies.

$ cd PostUp/PostUpApp
$ npm install && ng build

Create a file called .env in PostUp/server/ and specify the following environment variables.

# FACEBOOK AUTH CONFIG
FACEBOOK_APP_ID=<<YOUR FB APP ID>>
FACEBOOK_APP_SECRET=<<YOUR FB APP SECRET>>
FACEBOOK_CALLBACK_URL=<<YOUR FB CALLBACK URL>>

# SERVER PORT
PORT=<<YOUR SERVER PORT>>

# SESSION SECRET
SESSION_SECRET=<<YOUR SESSION SECRET>>

Create a file called development.js in PostUp/server/config/ and specify the following keys.

module.exports = {
	db: {
		URL: '<<YOUR DATABASE URL>>'
	}
};

Install the server dependencies and launch the dev server.

$ cd PostUp/server
$ npm install
$ npm start