Create post

src/controllers/Post/createPost.js

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+/**
+ * @module Create Post Controller
+ * 
+ * @param {Request} req - HTTP Request from the client
+ * @param {Response} res - HTTP Response for the client
+ * 
+ * @description
+ * This controller will allow the user to create his own post, if all parameters are correct.
+ * 
+ * @todo
+ * Nothing for now.
+ */
+
+
+
+
+module.exports.createPost = async (req, res) => {
+
+    // check if all the parameters are valid.
+
+    const { postTitle, postContent } = req.body;
+
+    if (!postTitle || !postContent) {
+        return res.status(400).send('post content or post title cannot be blank.');
+    }
+
+    // create a new post record
+
+    Post.create({
+        title: postTitle,
+        content: postContent,
+        ownerId: req.user.id,
+    })
+
+
+    // inform the user with the process status.
+
+    return res.status(200).send('post created');
+}
+

src/controllers/Post/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const { createPost } = require('./createPost');
+
+
+
+module.exports = {
+    createPost,
+};

src/index.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
-require('./models/index');
+require('./models')
 
 // Configure Imports
 const express = require('express');
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const schedule = require('node-schedule');
 const { removeUnconfirmedAccounts, emailConfirmationRemainder } = require('./jobs/accountCleanup');
 const { eventRemainder } = require("./jobs/eventNotifications");
 
-require('./models')
 
 // Configure Local Variables
 const app = express();
@@ -44,6 +43,11 @@ app.use('/event', require('./routes/eventRoutes'));
 app.use("/user", require("./routes/userRoutes"));
 app.use("/u", require("./routes/uRoutes"));
 
+// Post Endpoints
+
+app.use('/posts', require('./routes/postRoutes'));
+
+
 // Sync the Database
 (async () => {
 

src/models/Post.js

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = (sequelize, DataTypes) => {
+	return sequelize.define('Post', {
+		title: DataTypes.STRING,
+		content: DataTypes.TEXT,
+		ownerId: DataTypes.INTEGER,
+	});
+};

src/models/index.js

@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ if (env === 'development') {
 const Article = require('./Article');
 const User = require('./User');
 const Event = require('./Event');
+const Post = require('./Post');
 
 // Define Models
 global.Article = Article(sequelize, DataTypes);
 global.User = User(sequelize, DataTypes);
 global.Event = Event(sequelize, DataTypes);
+global.Post = Post(sequelize,DataTypes);
 
 // Setup Relationships
 
@@ -73,4 +75,8 @@ global.User.belongsToMany(global.User, {
 
 
 
+// TODO:  Relationship for post system.
+
+
+
 global.sequelize = sequelize;

src/routes/postRoutes.js

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+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+const postControllers = require('../controllers/Post');
+
+
+
+
+router.post('/create', postControllers.createPost);
+
+module.exports = router;