CodersPair 👨‍💻

A social platform designed for developers to connect, collaborate, and build amazing projects together. Think of it as the developer's version of a social match-making app, but for techies!

✨ Features

• 🔐 User Authentication - Secure signup/login with JWT
• 👤 Profile Management - Create and edit developer profiles
• 🔍 Developer Discovery - Browse and discover other developers
• 🤝 Connection System - Send and manage connection requests
• 💬 Request Management - Review incoming connection requests
• 🎨 Modern UI - Responsive design with dark/light theme support

🚀 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 19 with Vite
• Redux Toolkit for state management
• Tailwind CSS + DaisyUI for styling
• React Router for navigation
• Axios for API communication

Backend

• Node.js with Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose ODM
• JWT for authentication
• bcrypt for password hashing
• CORS enabled for cross-origin requests

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• MongoDB
• Git

Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the backend directory:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
PORT=3000

Start the backend server:

npm run dev

Available Scripts:

• npm start - Start production server
• npm run dev - Start development server with nodemon

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Available Scripts:

• npm run dev - Start development server
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm run preview - Preview production build
• npm run lint - Run ESLint

🔧 API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /signup - Register new user
• POST /login - Authenticate user
• POST /logout - Logout user

Profile

• GET /profile/view - Get user profile
• PATCH /profile/edit - Update profile
• PATCH /profile/password - Change password

Connections

• POST /request/send/:status/:userId - Send connection request
• POST /request/review/:status/:requestId - Review connection request
• GET /user/requests/received - Get received requests
• GET /user/connections - Get user connections
• GET /user/feed?page=1&limit=10 - Get discoverable users (supports pagination)

Connection Request Statuses:

• ignored - User ignored the profile
• interested - User showed interest
• accepted - Connection request accepted
• rejected - Connection request rejected

🗃️ Database Schema

User Collection

{
  firstName: String (required, 4-50 chars),
  lastName: String,
  emailId: String (unique, required, validated),
  password: String (hashed, required, strong password validation),
  age: Number (min: 18),
  gender: String (enum: male, female, others),
  photoUrl: String (default avatar, URL validation),
  about: String (default description),
  skills: [String] (comma-separated input converted to array),
  timestamps: true
}

ConnectionRequest Collection

{
  fromUserId: ObjectId (ref: User),
  toUserId: ObjectId (ref: User),
  status: String (ignored, interested, accepted, rejected),
  timestamps: true
}

🚀 Deployment

Coming Soon - Deployment instructions will be added here.

Environment Variables Required

Backend (.env):

• MONGO_URI - MongoDB connection string
• JWT_SECRET - Secret key for JWT tokens
• PORT - Server port (default: 3000)

Frontend:

• Update BASE_URL in src/utils/constants.js for production

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

👨‍💻 Author

Milind Kumar Sahu

• GitHub: @milindkusahu

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ to help developers build cool things — together.

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