PostHub

Overview

This repository contains a RESTful API and front-end for a text sharing web application where the users can share their posts with the public while maintaining anonymity.

Database used

• Sqlite 3

Prerequisites

• Golang (Tested on 1.15.2) Follow these steps: https://golang.org/doc/install
• Gorrila Mux Package

go get -u github.com/gorilla/mux

• Sqlx Library

go get github.com/jmoiron/sqlx

• Goose database migration tool

go get -u github.com/pressly/goose/cmd/goose

• Sqlite3 driver for golang

go get github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3

• Typescript (Tested on 3.8.2)

sudo apt install node-typescript

• Sqlite3 for local use [optional] (Tested on 3.31.1)

sudo apt install sqlite3

Usage

To build the server, run the following:

• -port is an optional argument that specifies the port number to launch the server on. By default, the port is 8080.
• -dbPath is an optional argument that specifies the database file to import and export the records from. By default, it uses records.db file

go build -o server
./server [-port <port number>] [-dbPath <database file path>]

After running the server, open your web browser and type this in the address bar: localhost:<port number of go server>

Example

./server -port 8080 -dbPath ./someDatabaseFile.db

Status

Completed

Authors

• Vasu Gupta