TorontoTechJobs

TorontoTechJobs is a job board application focused on tech-related jobs within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and remote positions.

Backend Installation

Clone Repository

• Clone the backend repository:

  git clone https://github.com/YeonguChoe/TorontoTechJobs.git
  cd TorontoTechJobs/be

Install Dependencies

• Install Node.js dependencies:

  npm install

Set Up Environment Variables

• Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

  DATABASE_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>/<database>?retryWrites=true&w=majority

• Replace <username>, <password>, <cluster>, and <database> with your MongoDB Atlas credentials and JWT secret.

Start the Server

• Start the backend server:

  npm start

Frontend Installation

• Open another terminal, navigate to frontend repository:

  cd TorontoTechJobs/fe

Install Dependencies

• Install Node.js dependencies:

  npm install

Run the Frontend

• Run the frontend application:

  npm start

• The frontend should now be accessible on http://localhost:3000.

Usage

• Register a new user using /users/register.
• Log in to receive a JWT token using /users/login.
• Create, update, delete job postings using /jobs endpoints.
• Filter job postings by company name or job type using /jobs/filter-by-company-name and /jobs/filter-by-job-type.

API Endpoints

Users

• POST /users/register: Register a new user.
• POST /users/login: Login and get a JWT token.
• PATCH /users/update: Update user information (requires authentication).

Jobs

• GET /jobs: Get all job postings.
• GET /jobs/filter-by-company-name?company_name=<company_name>: Get jobs by company name. (requires authentication)
• GET /jobs/filter-by-job-type?job_type=<job_type>: Get jobs by job type (frontend, backend, fullstack, mobile, machine learning).
• GET /jobs/: Get a job by ID.
• POST /jobs: Create a new job posting (requires authentication).
• PATCH /jobs/ : Update a job posting (requires authentication).
• DELETE /jobs/ : Delete a job posting (requires authentication).

Technologies Used

• React
• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB (with Mongoose)
• JWT for authentication
• bcrypt for password hashing
• Express Validator for input validation