repl-rebels / koupler

Koupler is for Couples

Visit Koupler at koupler.xyz

Koupler is an app that matches couples interested in doing things together. We built it on the MEAN stack (mySQL, express, angular, node). Koupler is built with a client side and a server side, respectively the front-end and the back-end. I will use those terms interchangeably throughout this document.

##Technologies

####Angular:

There are 3 views, 3 controllers, and 1 factory: Signup/signin, which is powered by AuthController Activities, which is powered by ActivitiesController Match, which is powered by MatchController AuthTokenFactory, which can get, set, or authorize tokens

####Node/Express

There are two routers: Couples Router, which handles get and post requests from the signin/signup portion of the angular app Activities Router, which handles get and post requests from the activities and match portion of the angular app

####MySQL

There are two tables: Couples, which records each couples metadata and login details Activities, which records the activities that each couple is interested in

#Style Guide

We used the MakerSquare style guide for this project to ensure consistency and readability. You can reference the style guide here.

####Coding Examples

We would like to highlight a few processes in the code that may be easily overlooked and occur regularly.

Authenticating: In the client-section of the project in the auth folder there is the auth.js file. A new auth token will need to be created for each new user or returning user

Getting Matched with a Couple: In the server-section of our project in the activities folder there is the activityCtrl.js file. A query to the database must be sent and will return a random match.

Rendering Home Page: In client-section of our project in the app.js file. The code below loads the homepage without making any initial calls to the server.