Blogger Hub - Backend

Blogger Hub is a comprehensive blogging platform that enables users to create, manage, and share blogs seamlessly. This repository contains the backend API implementation built using Spring Boot and MongoDB with enterprise-level practices.

Features

• User Module

  • User registration and login (JWT-based authentication)
  • User profile management
  • Follow and unfollow users

• Blog Module

  • Create, update, delete, and view blogs
  • Like and comment on blogs
  • Support for threaded replies in comments

• Media Management

  • Store profile pictures and blog images using Cloudinary

• Database

  • MongoDB for managing users, blogs, and interactions

Features in Progress

• User Follow Feature

  • Follow and unfollow users

• Notification Module

  • Real-time notifications using queuing system (RabbitMQ or Apache Kafka etc.)
  • Notifications for likes, comments, and follows

Tech Stack

• Backend Framework: Spring Boot
• Database: MongoDB (with migration plans to DynamoDB)
• File Storage: Cloudinary
• API Documentation: Postman
• Build Tool: Maven

Project Structure

blogger-hub/
├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── java/com/bloggerhub/
│   │   │   ├── config/           # Configuration files
│   │   │   ├── constant/         # Constants files
│   │   │   ├── controllers/      # REST controllers
│   │   │   ├── document/         # Entity classes
│   │   │   ├── dto/              # DTO classes
│   │   │   ├── enums/            # Enum classes
│   │   │   ├── repository/       # Database repositories
│   │   │   ├── response/         # API responses
│   │   │   ├── security/         # Security filters and configs 
│   │   │   ├── service/          # Business logic
│   │   │   └── util/             # Utility classes
│   └── test/
│       └── java/com/bloggerhub/  # Unit and integration tests
├── pom.xml                       # Maven configuration
└── README.md                     # Project documentation

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/blogger-hub.git
   cd blogger-hub

2. Update the application.yml file with your MongoDB and Cloudinary credentials.

3. Build the project:

   mvn clean install

4. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

API Documentation

The API documentation is available via Swagger at:

http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/index.html

Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• MongoDB installed locally or accessible via cloud
• Kafka broker setup (local or cloud)

Configuration

The application uses profiles for different environments. Set the active profile as needed using the follwing:

  -Dspring.profiles.active=<profile>

                    OR

  -Dspring-boot.run.profiles=<profile>

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature/fix:

   git checkout -b feature-name

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Add new feature"

4. Push to your branch:

   git push origin feature-name

5. Create a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

For queries, reach out to Amaan Lari:

• LinkedIn: amaanlari
• Twitter: amaanlari_
• Instagram: amaanlari_