onearc-backend

This repository is the backend for the react-native application for onearc, a result of AngelHack hackathon in Seattle, WA.

• This application allows users to stay safe and seek help during disaster.
• Users can report dangerours incidents around their neigborhood and view an interactive map of warnings and help requests.
• Users can also offer help or seek help from the community.

Author

• Diep Truong

Deployed backend

• https://onearc.herokuapp.com/ - Front end can use this link as the BASE_URL to ping the back end.

Built With

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript
• Heroku, Surge
• Express
• NodeJS
• Materialize
• BootStrap - HTML/CSS Framework
• Browserify - Used to provide require and build bundle.js
• axios - Promise based client for the browser and node.js
• Moment.JS - Parse & display dates/times properly.

Installation

To install & run locally for development:

• fork this repo
• git clone
• npm install
• run psql, create a database (createdb onearc_dev)
• create .env file like the .env-sample.md
• npm run dev (run server)
• Use postman to test the routes

Database Structure

Routes

BASEURL = localhost:5000/

GET requests, incidents without logging in

• GET /requests
• GET /incidents

GET user(s) for front-end usage

• GET /api/users
• GET /api/users/:userId

POST signup/login

• POST /api/users/login Remember to set Authorization as Bearer Token in Postman, input the token.

• POST /api/users/signup When creating a user, you will get a token back. Use that to test login route.

CRUD actions for incidents/requests are similar

• GET /api/:userId/incidents
• POST /api/:userId/incidents
• PATCH /api/:userId/incidents/:inId
• DELETE /api/:userId/incidents/:inId

CRUD actions for requests responsed by helper, basically manipulating the bridge table requests_helper in ERD

• GET /api/:userId/helpout
• GET /api/:userId/helpout/:reqId
• POST /api/:userId/helpout
• PATCH /api/:userId/helpout/:reqId
• DELETE /api/:userId/helpout/:reqId