radudiaconu0 / omdb-app

OMDB Search Appplication

Setup

Prerequisites

You will need the following tools:

• Node.js >= 18
• NPM/Yarn
• Your preferred text editor or IDE (e.g., Visual Studio Code)
• nodemon installed

npm install -g nodemon

Backend

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

cd backend

2. Install the required dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root of the backend directory, and add the following:

OMDB_API_KEY=your_omdb_api_key
PORT=your_port_number
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL=your_upstash_redis_rest_url
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN=your_upstash_redis_rest_token

Replace your_omdb_api_key, your_port_number, your_upstash_redis_rest_url, and your_upstash_redis_rest_token with your actual values. Upstash Redis is used for caching the search results. You can get a free Redis instance from Upstash. 4. Start the backend server:

npm run start

Frontend

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

cd frontend

2. Install the required dependencies:

npm install

or

yarn install

3. Create a .env file in the root of the frontend directory, and add the following:

VITE_API_URL=your_backend_url

Replace your_backend_url with your actual backend url.

4. Start the frontend server:

npm run dev

or

yarn dev

Usage

1. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173
2. Enter a search term in the search box and results will be shown while you type
3. Click on a result to view the details of the movie
4. If you click on serch button the results will be displayed in the page paginated
5. You can also use the pagination buttons to navigate through the pages
6. You can filter the results by type and year
7. You can view details of a movie by clicking on the movie title or the view details button