React + Redux + Firebase Social Media App

Live Demo:

You can check out the live demo on Airchat web app.

Getting Started

To get the frontend running locally:

• Clone this repo

After that create a package.json file in the root and just copy and paste this json object.

{
  "name": "airchat",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@material-ui/core": "^4.9.7",
    "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
    "@material-ui/lab": "^4.0.0-alpha.46",
    "@material-ui/styles": "^4.9.6",
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
    "@testing-library/react": "^9.5.0",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^7.2.1",
    "axios": "^0.19.2",
    "clsx": "^1.1.0",
    "jwt-decode": "^2.2.0",
    "moment": "^2.24.0",
    "react": "^16.13.1",
    "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
    "react-redux": "^7.2.0",
    "react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
    "react-scripts": "3.4.1",
    "redux": "^4.0.5",
    "redux-thunk": "^2.3.0"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": "react-app"
  },
  "browserslist": {
    "production": [
      ">0.2%",
      "not dead",
      "not op_mini all"
    ],
    "development": [
      "last 1 chrome version",
      "last 1 firefox version",
      "last 1 safari version"
    ]
  },
  "proxy": "YOUR_BASE_URL"
}

Take note of "proxy" at the bottom. I know you are worried "What's the base_url for" but everything is set for you. Just click here to setup your backend with Firebase cloud functions. Don't worry the source code is available for you. You will be up and running in a couple of minutes! You can also build your own backend if you want.

Before you run the following command, just create this file src/util/config.js. It should look like this: export const BASE_URL = "YOUR_BASE_URL";

• npm install to install all the required dependencies specified in the package file you just created.
• npm start to start the local server (this project uses create-react-app)

This will run the app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser. It won't work if you didn't setup the backend (or your own) and add "proxy" value in package.json and the config.js.

The page will reload if you make edits.
You will also see any lint errors in the console.

Making requests to the backend API

The source code for the backend server is here.

Functionality overview

This project is a social media web app. It uses Firebase Cloud Functions as the backend. You can view a live demo over here.

General functionality:

• Authenticate users via JWT (login/signup pages + user logout).
• GET and display list of posts.
• POST and DELETE your posts.
• Like and comment on any post.
• Change your profile picture and edit your profile details.
• View other people's profile.
• Get notifications on any like or comment on your post etc.