Welcome to GOhiking

GOhiking is a REST API that allows hikers to find new hiking routes ,create their own and review hikes. It illustrates the usecase of Express alongside MySql.

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Used Technologies & environments :

• TypeScript/NodeJs /Express.js for the back-end.
• MySQL (throughout sequelizejs ORM) for the database.
• SCSS theme for the front-end / EJS(SSR).
• MongoStore for session store.
• Redis for caching strategy.
• Bcryptjs for an authentification strategy.
• Mapbox API for the map and geocoding.

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Objectives of the project:

• Mastering MVC Design Pattern.
• Controllers management and routes implementation.
• REST architecture style implementation and route structuring.
• Implementation of an authentication and session management system.
• Implementation of user authorization and controls with middleware.
• Redis cache set up for performance enhancement.
• Flashs and redirections.

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How to contribute:

What you need to:

Fork the project.
Clone the forked repo locally.
Add some changes locally, push to your forked repo.
Then fire up a pull request to this repo.

For more details, here are the steps to follow along.

First, fork the project on github.

Use git to clone & setup your forked project locally.


# after cloning, navigate to the project

# to sync with origin
git remote add upstream <main_repo_url>
git remote add origin <your_forked_repo_url>

# to setup your locat dev branch
git branch your_local_branch
git checkout your_local_branch

# to add your changes
git add *
git commit -m "+your_local_branch: your commit here"

# push to your forked repo
git push origin your_local_branch