luminescence

The best dating app in the world.

Project Overview

Features

• User authentication (registration and login)
• User profile management
• Compatibility matching based on user data
• Separate interfaces for mobile and web platforms

Project Structure

luminescence/

│

├── luminescence-backend/

│ ├── src/

│ │ ├── models/

│ │ │ └── User.ts

│ │ ├── routes/

│ │ │ └── auth.ts

│ │ ├── middleware/

│ │ │ ├── authMiddleware.ts

│ │ │ ├── errorHandler.ts

│ │ │ ├── rateLimiter.ts

│ │ │ └── logger.ts

│ │ └── index.ts

│ ├── .env

│ ├── tsconfig.json

│ ├── package.json

│ ├── package-lock.json

│ └── README.md

│

├── luminescencefrontend/

│ ├── src/

│ │ ├── screens/

│ │ │ ├── LoginScreen.tsx

│ │ │ ├── RegisterScreen.tsx

│ │ │ └── ProfileScreen.tsx

│ │ ├── navigation/

│ │ │ └── AppNavigator.tsx

│ │ ├── api/

│ │ │ └── auth.ts

│ │ └── App.tsx

│ ├── tsconfig.json

│ ├── package.json

│ ├── package-lock.json

│ └── README.md

│

├── luminescence-web/

│ ├── src/

│ │ ├── components/

│ │ │ ├── Login.tsx

│ │ │ ├── Register.tsx

│ │ │ └── Profile.tsx

│ │ ├── api/

│ │ │ └── auth.ts

│ │ ├── App.tsx

│ │ └── index.tsx

│ ├── public/

│ │ └── index.html

│ ├── tsconfig.json

│ ├── package.json

│ ├── package-lock.json

│ └── README.md

└── README.md

UI Diagram

Mobile App (React Native):

• LoginScreen.tsx: Screen for user login.
• RegisterScreen.tsx: Screen for user registration.
• ProfileScreen.tsx: Screen displaying user profile.
• AppNavigator.tsx: Handles navigation between screens.

Web App (React):

• Login.tsx: Component for user login.
• Register.tsx: Component for user registration.
• Profile.tsx: Component displaying user profile.

Tech Stack

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• TypeScript
• JWT for authentication
• bcrypt.js for password hashing
• dotenv for environment variables

Mobile App:

• React Native
• TypeScript
• Axios for HTTP requests
• React Navigation for navigation

Web App:

• React
• TypeScript
• Axios for HTTP requests
• React Router for routing

Setup Instructions

Backend

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the backend directory

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   PORT=5000
   

4. Run the backend server

   npx ts-node src/index.ts

Mobile App (React Native)

1. Navigate to the frontend directory

   cd luminescence/luminescencefrontend

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the React Native development server

   npx react-native run-android # for Android
   npx react-native run-ios # for iOS

Web App (React)

1. Navigate to the web directory

   cd luminescence/luminescence-web

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the React development server

   npm start

Next Steps

Sprint 1: Finalize Core Features

1. Backend

   • Implement user matching algorithm
   • Add additional endpoints for user preferences and interactions

2. Frontend (React Native)

   • Integrate user matching functionality
   • Improve UI/UX for profile and matchmaking screens

3. Web App (React)

   • Integrate user matching functionality
   • Improve UI/UX for profile and matchmaking screens

Sprint 2: Testing and Optimization

1. Backend

   • Write unit and integration tests
   • Optimize database queries and endpoints

2. Frontend (React Native)

   • Conduct user testing
   • Optimize performance and fix bugs

3. Web App (React)

   • Conduct user testing
   • Optimize performance and fix bugs

Sprint 3: Deployment and Scaling

1. Backend

   • Deploy the backend server to a cloud service (e.g., AWS, Heroku)
   • Implement monitoring and logging

2. Frontend (React Native)

   • Prepare the app for production release (Google Play Store, Apple App Store)
   • Implement crash reporting and analytics

3. Web App (React)

   • Deploy the web app to a hosting service (e.g., Vercel, Netlify)
   • Implement monitoring and analytics

Conclusion

By following these steps, new developers will be able to set up and contribute to the Luminescence project. This README provides a comprehensive overview of the project, its structure, setup instructions, tech stack, UI details, and the next steps for development. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, feel free to open an issue or contact the repository maintainer.