Reel-Food Backend

Node.js/Express backend for Reel-Food: a short-form food video platform with user accounts, food partner accounts, likes, saves, and media uploads via ImageKit.

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js (ES Modules)
• Framework: Express
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Auth: JWT (httpOnly cookie)
• Security/Utils: bcryptjs, cookie-parser, cors, dotenv
• Uploads: multer (memoryStorage) + ImageKit SDK

Project Structure

backend/
  server.js
  package.json
  src/
    app.js
    db/db.js
    controllers/
      auth.controller.js
      food.controller.js
      food-partner.controller.js
    middlewares/
      auth.middleware.js
      multer.middleware.js
    models/
      user.model.js
      food.model.js
      likes.model.js
      saved.model.js
      foodpartner.model.js
    routes/
      auth.route.js
      food.route.js
      food-partner.route.js
    services/
      storage.service.js

Getting Started

1. Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• MongoDB instance and credentials
• ImageKit account (for media uploads)

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Environment variables Create a .env file in backend/ with:

PORT=3000
CLIENT_URL=frontend_url

# MongoDB
DB_URI=mongodb_url
DB_NAME=db_name

# Auth
JWT_SECRET=replace-with-a-strong-secret

# ImageKit
IMAGEKIT_PUBLIC_KEY=your_public_key
IMAGEKIT_PRIVATE_KEY=your_private_key
IMAGEKIT_URL_ENDPOINT=imagekit_url

4. Run the server (with nodemon)

npm start

Server starts at http://localhost:3000. Health check: GET / -> { success: true, message: "API is working" }.

Scripts

• npm start: Run nodemon server.js

API Overview

Base URL: http://localhost:3000

• Root

  • GET / → API health

• Auth (/api/auth)

  • POST /user/register → Register user { fullName, email, password }
  • POST /user/login → Login user { email, password } (sets token cookie)
  • GET /user/logout → Logout user (clears cookie)
  • POST /food-partner/register → Register partner { name, email, password, phone, address, contactName }
  • POST /food-partner/login → Login partner { email, password } (sets token cookie)
  • GET /food-partner/logout → Logout partner

• Food (/api/food)

  • GET / → List food items
  • POST /add-food → Create food (partner auth required)
    • multipart/form-data fields: video (file, required), name (string), description (string)
  • POST /like → Toggle like on a food (user auth required) { foodId }
  • POST /save → Toggle save on a food (user auth required) { foodId }
  • GET /save → Get saved foods for the current user (user auth required)

• Food Partner (/api/food-partner)

  • GET /:id → Get food partner profile plus their food items (user auth required)

Notes:

• Auth middleware reads JWT from token httpOnly cookie. Cookies are set with secure: true and sameSite: "None"; use HTTPS or appropriate dev tooling.

Data Models (Mongoose)

• User: fullName, email (unique), password (select: false)
• FoodPartner: name, contactName, phone (unique), address, email (unique), password (select: false)
• Food: name, video, description?, foodPartner (ref), likeCount, saveCount
• Like: user (ref), food (ref)
• Save: user (ref), food (ref)

Configuration Details

• CORS: origin is set from CLIENT_URL; credentials: true is enabled.
• Uploads: multer.memoryStorage() buffers the file and ImageKit.upload() stores it; store your keys in .env.
• DB: mongoose.connect(DB_URI, { dbName: DB_NAME }).