movie-db

How to run the project

• Make sure that you have installed postgresql and nodejs in your system.

• Go to the backend directory

• Create a .env file with the following fields:

  • PORT=3001 (make sure that this port is not in use to run the project)

  • DB_HOST="localhost"

  • DB_USER=your-choice-of-username-for-postgres

  • DB_PASSWORD=your-choice-of-password-for-postgres

  • DB_PORT=your-choice-of-port-for-postgres (make sure to select an unused port, we have used 5432)

  • DB_NAME=your-choice-of-database-name-for-postgres (we have used movies)

  • BASE_URL="api"

  • SECRET_KEY="F7DD3C04D6F486CE4C4962D97141487660F7B817D704C9BC8B86D4C0319D526F"

• Log in into postgre shell (sudo -u postgres psql in linux / postgres -U psql in windows)

• CREATE USER username-you-have-chosen-previously WITH PASSWORD password-you-have-chosen-previously;

• ALTER USER username-you-have-chosen-previously CREATEDB;

• CREATE DATABASE username-you-have-chosen-previously OWNER username-you-have-chosen-previously;

• \q (to quit)

• Now try logging in to make sure database and user created successfully

• psql username-you-have-chosen-previously username-you-have-chosen-previously

• In this step if you have encountered a peer authentication problem in linux it may be caused because of postgres configuration. In such a case check the end of your /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf file, the authentication method should be md5 instead of peer.

• If you have logged in successfully postgres setup is now complete exit with \q

• Run npm i

• Run node app.js & (& is for running it in the background, alternatively you can use another temrinal after starting the backend)

• Go to frontend directory (cd ../frontend)

• Run npm i again

• Run npm start

• The frontend will open in you default browser in a second

How to add the initial data

• There are no functions to add manager, genre and platform in the UI

• To add these you can still use the backend api.

• To add manager use http://localhost:3001/api/manager/add_manager with body fields db_name and password

• To add platforms first login as a manager from http://localhost:3001/api/user/db_login with body fields db_name and password

• Then use http://localhost:3001/api/manager/add_platform with header authorization=token-you-got-from-the-response-of-login and body fields platform_id and platform_name

• To add genres first login as a director from http://localhost:3001/api/user/login with body fields username and password

• Then use http://localhost:3001/api/director/add_genre with header authorization=token-you-got-from-the-response-of-login and body fields genre_name and genre_id

• For all other data input you can use the UI.