CoinBounce

Welcome to CoinBounce, a full-stack MERN project that provides a platform for cryptocurrency enthusiasts to explore, share, and engage with the community.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Project Overview
• Features
• Technologies Used
• Backend Details
• Frontend Details
• API Handling
• Custom Hooks
• Getting Started
• Contributing

Introduction

This project is a full-stack MERN application, featuring a backend and frontend. It offers both protected and unprotected routes, allowing users to explore cryptocurrencies, create accounts, and engage with the blog section.

Project Overview

The project consists of two main parts: the backend and the frontend.

Features

• Home Page
• Cryptocurrency Page
• Signup Page
• Login Page
• Blog
• Submit a Blog
• Edit & Delete a Blog (Authenticated Users Only)

Technologies Used

Backend

• Middlewares
• Joi (Validation)
• Bcryptjs (Password Hashing)
• DTO (Data Transfer Object)
• JWT (Authentication)
• Cookie-parser (Secure Authentication)

Frontend

• Props (Dynamic Content)
• Modular CSS (Component-specific Styling)
• react-router-dom (Routing)
• useParams (Parent-to-Child Parameter Passing)
• useNavigate (Navigation)
• react-redux (State Management)
• useSelector (Global State Access)
• Formik (Form Validation)
• Yup (Validation Rules)
• Axios (API Calls)
• CORS (Security Relaxation)
• react-loader-spinner (Loading Spinner)

Backend Details

The backend of the project utilizes various technologies and tools, including middlewares, Joi for validation, Bcryptjs for password hashing, DTOs for data filtering, JWT for authorization, and cookie-parser for enhanced security.

Frontend Details

The frontend incorporates a range of technologies and techniques, such as props for dynamic content, modular CSS for component-specific styling, react-router-dom for route management, useParams for parameter passing, and react-redux for state management.

API Handling

The project employs both external and internal APIs for data retrieval:

External API

• NewsAPI (Home Page)
• CoinGecko API (Cryptocurrency Page)

Internal API

• Functions for fetching responses based on requests
• Auto login token refresh function

Custom Hooks

• useAutoLogin: A custom hook for handling automatic login functionality by sending requests to the server to refresh the user's authentication token.

Getting Started

Backend

1. Install dependencies:

   npm i
   

2. Start the backend server:

   npm run dev
   

   OR

   npm start
   

Frontend

1. Install dependencies:

   npm i
   

2. Start the frontend server:

   npm start
   

This section provides clear instructions on how to set up and run both the backend and frontend of CoinBounce project locally.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to enhance CoinBounce. To contribute, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.

2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix:

   git checkout -b feature-name
   

3. Make your changes and commit them:

   git commit -m 'Description of changes'
   

4. Push your changes to your forked repository:

   git push origin feature-name
   

5. Create a Pull Request, providing a detailed description of your changes.

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Explore, share, and engage with the community! 🚀 Happy coding!