README.md

Blog App

Although this idea may seem unoriginal, I still decided to do it because of the learning value it provides. I believe it's important to point out - I'm not using any tutorial for this (except for security, this one was hard).

Tech stack

Backend	Frontend	Software
Java Spring Boot MySQL	React Typescript Bootstrap Vite	IntelliJ Postman

Future plans

Right now the project doesn't provide much functionality. For future updates I plan to add:

• API documentation in swagger
• refactor server API logic to use well structured architecture
• editing and deleting UI functionality
• dockerization
• testing, both frontend and backend
• quick start section

Database Schema

Tables and Relationships

1. Users:

   • Stores user information such as username, email, and password.
   • Establishes a relationship with blog posts and comments created by the user.
   • Associates users with roles through the user_roles table.

2. Blogposts:

   • Contains the content and metadata for each blog post.
   • Links each post to the user who created it.
   • Allows users to express their appreciation through blogpost_hearts.

3. Comments:

   • Holds comments made on blog posts.
   • Associates each comment with a specific user and blog post.
   • Enables users to like comments through comment_hearts.

4. Roles:

   • Defines various roles that users can have, such as admin or editor.
   • Connected to users via the user_roles table to manage permissions and access control.

5. User Roles:

   • Manages the many-to-many relationship between users and roles.
   • Assigns roles to users, facilitating role-based access control.

6. Blogpost Hearts:

   • Tracks user likes on blog posts.
   • Associates each like with a specific user and blog post.

7. Comment Hearts:

   • Tracks user likes on comments.
   • Associates each like with a specific user and comment.

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Testing

For manual API testing Postman was used.