david-delcampo / telegram-server

Telegram - Back-end (Node.js, Express, MongoDB) API for Ember Frontend

#Telegram - twitter like app built with Ember CLI Server Side Repo

Note

Tech Stack: nginx, node.js, mongoDB, passport, mailgun
Development: Virtualbox Ubuntu 64bit
Deployment: DigitalOcean Ubuntu 14.04 64bit

• Client side repo: https://github.com/yhagio/telegram-cli

Todos:

Step1

• nginx settings http://yhagio.github.io/blog/2014/06/12/nginx-setup/

• Implement all the routes required by the ember.js app with the same dummy data from the previously used fixtures adapter (client side). -- Routing , -- req.params , -- res.send()

• Deleted res.redirect() since in client-side takes care of the transition .transitionToRoute()

• Register / Login issue https://gist.github.com/yhagio/899e743441c66e15c2f6

• Step2 - Passport Authentication

• Installed passport, passport-local, cookie-parser, express-session.

• Issue note https://gist.github.com/yhagio/0e29815cd1e1f086242e

Step3 - Passport Authentication 2

• use req.isAuthenticated and implement ensureAuthenticated middleware in order to prevent publishing a post by unauthorized user
• Issue note: https://gist.github.com/yhagio/5e2b2d11076e8aede483

Step4 - MongoDB

• Comprehension check: Explain everything that is happening on the backend
• Ubuntu Installation of MongoDB Issue note: https://gist.github.com/yhagio/dcc4bd40ac3a32ec5084
• Changed the address of mongoose setting mongoose.connect('mongodb://192.168.56.10/telegram' ip to localhost mongoose.connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1/telegram'
• MongoDB shell commands https://gist.github.com/yhagio/ce335d4c5aa506b2399f

Step5 - Connect-mongostore / Code Design

• id and _id gist: https://gist.github.com/yhagio/9702f9a9d9c54abe8352
• Install connect-mongostore
• Modules: Database, Routes, Passport, API Modules https://gist.github.com/yhagio/a0df02003c75f6887fc5
• changed from === to == and id to _id in the /api/posts route

if(req.user.id === req.body.post.user) to if(req.user._id == req.body.post.user)
req.user type is object (mongo objectID), but req.body.post.user type is string

• Post Schema issue https://gist.github.com/yhagio/5f41cd1f15a67c3d7053

• Code organization

• Changed back the Mongo ObjectID to username to simplify the process. Ember finds user by user_id = username.

• Fixed persistence issue: moved the entire routes code AFTER config

• Fixed PostsPage issue (username is missing):

1. Check the console log on browser
2. Network -> response
3. Find which api route in the backend handles it
4. Put console.log() in the backend to make sure it returns the correct response.
Keys: ember styled object? Array/Object?

• User page routes and query :https://github.com/yhagio/telegram-server/commit/10c4c5ef2ab2007a598bf875290cbc2e2eb022e3

Step-6 - Followership

Follow others: gists - https://gist.github.com/yhagio/605e5baace6854b1ec68

• Follow function
• At URL users/:username/followings Returns the following users of the user(:username), similar for /followers

Step-7 - SecurePass

• Encrypt / Decrypt password on Register & Login using jQuery MD5 on front, bcrypt on back-end.
• Send Email with new password using Mailgun
• fixed some issues for displaying posts above gists
• User can reset password / sent by email (Mailgun) gists
• Securing password: commits
• Refactoring :Focus on Model + DB Connection: gists
• nlogger debug
• Refactor: GetFollowers/Followees in userOperation.js gists

Step-8-sideloaded branch

• sideloaded relationships(posts & users): gists

retweet (repost) branch

• Repost function: gists

deploySet

• Refactor & Bug fixed gists

• User registration restriction (No duplicate username & email) commit

• DEPLOYMENT on DigitalOcean: Flow & Instruction

• config.js

userAccount

• User can change their information (except avatar yet) commit

Additional Features to implement

• User can set his/her profile avatar (Upload and save it)
• User account page (username, email, full name, password, account deletion)
• Notification of new post from following users
• Private message
• Hash tags
• Search (users & posts)
• Load posts button (skip / limit)
• Link / Share posts

userAccount

• Issues & commits on gists