Patient Portal

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• GUI
• Features
  • Usage
  • Tech
• Local Environment Setup
  • Environment Variables
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

• I have developed a Node.js web application that can be used by different hospitals to maintain patients’ data.
• I have implemented redis caching to improve application performance and reduce database costs.
• Session authentication allows only authenticated users to access the portal.

GUI

Features

Usage

• Login Authentication
• Creating Patients
• Updating Patient
• Get Patient Data
• Get Patient List with wallet amount >= some amount x

Tech

• User Authentication
• Redis Caching

Local Environment Setup

1. Clone this Repository

   git clone https://github.com/crediblebilal/Patient-Portal.git
   cd Patient-Portal

   You can also Fork the Repo and then clone from your account.

2. Install required node modules

   npm install

3. Create necessary environment variables

   I have stored environment variables in .env file in root folder, and inside /config/config.js and /config/dbCredentials.js. Don't forget to add these to .gitignore file.

   Environment Variables

   Variable Name	Comment
   PORT	Port number on which the application runs on localhost
   NODE_ENV	Node environment like development, test
   REDIS_HOST	hostname or IP address of your Redis server
   REDIS_PORT	Port on REDIS_HOST on which redis starts
   SESSION_MAX_AGE	Specifies the time (in milliseconds) in which the Session Expires
   SESSION_SECRET	This is the secret used to sign the session ID cookie
   DB_NAME	Name of the database in which tables are created
   DB_USERNAME	Username of the database user
   DB_PASSWORD	password for the DB_USERNAME
   DB_HOST	hostname or IP address of your database server
   DB_DIALECT	This parameter specifies the type of database you are using. Sequelize supports various database dialects like mysql, postgres, sqlite etc, and you should choose the one that matches your database. Like

4. Start the Application

   npm run dev

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, follow these steps:

1. Follow the above-mentioned Environment Setup.
2. Create a new branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push the branch
5. Submit a pull request

Feel free to open an issue if you have questions or need assistance.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE for details.