Foss-Events

A simple website with a collection of open-source events happening across the globe. This is a beginner-friendly repository that helps you learn git and contribute to web projects.

Links

• Frontend: https://fossevents.netlify.app/
• Backend: https://foss-events.herokuapp.com

Browser Support

• Firefox: version 4 and up
• Chrome: any version
• Safari: version 5.2 and up
• Internet Explorer/Edge: version 8 and up
• Opera: version 9 and up

Technology Stack used:

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• IDE: VS Code
• Version Control: Git and GitHub
• Database: MongoDb
• Hosting: Heroku, Netlify

Slack Channel

GitHub Repository Structure

S.No.	Branch Name	Purpose
1.	master	contains the frontend code
2.	backend	contains all backend code

Get Started

Steps for Contributing

Frontend

• Fork and clone the Repo by typing the following commands in the terminal

$ git clone https://github.com/your-username/foss-events.git
$ cd foss-events/Frontend

• Open this folder in your favourite IDE.
  
• Run npm install.
  
• Run git pull command to sync with remote repo.
  
• Move to data folder and open events.json file.
  
• Now to add an event to website, add an object with keys same as listed in existing objects in the file.
  
• Run npm start for starting server.
• Save and commit your code.
  
• Push to your fork of the repository , navigate to original repository and make a pull request.
  

Backend

Note: You must have Nodejs installed

• Fork and clone the Repo by typing the following commands in the terminal

$ git clone https://github.com/your-username/foss-events.git
$ cd foss-events

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• Change Branch using:

$ git checkout backend
$ cd Backend

• Get connection string from Mongo Atlas by creating a cluster or you can also use your locally installed mongodb
• You can click here to learn how to connect atlas to you project
• Create a new file named .env in the Backend folder and copy the format of .env.example file
• Paste the connection string in the .env file in the DB_CONNECT variable
• Install node dependencies using:

$ npm install

• To start the server, type:

$ node server

• Make changes to the code(for ex- add an update route)
• Stage your changes using:

$ git add .

• Commit your changes using:

$ git commit -m "add any comment"

• Push the changes to the forked repository using:

$ git push 

• Navigate to the original repository and make a pull request

Currently working Routes

• Get Routes:
  • /event - Displays all the events
  • /event/:title - Displays the details of the specific event
• Post Routes:
  • /users/login - Login Route
  • /users/signup - Signup Route
  • /event/addevent - Route for adding an event

Resources

• Git and Github: Git and Github for Beginners
• Frontend: Frontend development for Beginners
• Backend: Node.js for Beginners

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