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--description--

Build a full stack JavaScript app that is functionally similar to this: https://anonymous-message-board.freecodecamp.rocks/.

Working on this project will involve you writing your code using one of the following methods:

  • Clone this GitHub repo and complete your project locally.
  • Use our Gitpod starter project to complete your project.
  • Use a site builder of your choice to complete the project. Be sure to incorporate all the files from our GitHub repo.

--instructions--

  1. Set NODE_ENV to test without quotes when ready to write tests and DB to your databases connection string (in .env)
  2. Recommended to create controllers/handlers and handle routing in routes/api.js
  3. You will add any security features to server.js

Write the following tests in tests/2_functional-tests.js:

  • Creating a new thread: POST request to /api/threads/{board}
  • Viewing the 10 most recent threads with 3 replies each: GET request to /api/threads/{board}
  • Deleting a thread with the incorrect password: DELETE request to /api/threads/{board} with an invalid delete_password
  • Deleting a thread with the correct password: DELETE request to /api/threads/{board} with a valid delete_password
  • Reporting a thread: PUT request to /api/threads/{board}
  • Creating a new reply: POST request to /api/replies/{board}
  • Viewing a single thread with all replies: GET request to /api/replies/{board}
  • Deleting a reply with the incorrect password: DELETE request to /api/replies/{board} with an invalid delete_password
  • Deleting a reply with the correct password: DELETE request to /api/replies/{board} with a valid delete_password
  • Reporting a reply: PUT request to /api/replies/{board}

--hints--

You can provide your own project, not the example URL.

(getUserInput) => {
assert(
!/.*\/anonymous-message-board\.freecodecamp\.rocks/.test(
getUserInput('url')
)
);
};

Only allow your site to be loaded in an iFrame on your own pages.

async (getUserInput) => {
const data = await fetch(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/app-info');
const parsed = await data.json();
assert.isTrue(parsed.headers['x-frame-options']?.includes('SAMEORIGIN'));
};

Do not allow DNS prefetching.

async (getUserInput) => {
const data = await fetch(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/app-info');
const parsed = await data.json();
assert.isTrue(parsed.headers['x-dns-prefetch-control']?.includes('off'));
};

Only allow your site to send the referrer for your own pages.

async (getUserInput) => {
const data = await fetch(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/app-info');
const parsed = await data.json();
assert.isTrue(parsed.headers['referrer-policy']?.includes('same-origin'));
};

You can send a POST request to /api/threads/{board} with form data including text and delete_password. The saved database record will have at least the fields _id, text, created_on(date & time), bumped_on(date & time, starts same as created_on), reported (boolean), delete_password, & replies (array).

async (getUserInput) => {
const date = new Date();
const text = `fcc_test_${date}`;
const deletePassword = 'delete_me';
const data = { text, delete_password: deletePassword };
const url = getUserInput('url');
const res = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});
if (res.ok) {
const checkData = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test');
const parsed = await checkData.json();
try {
assert.equal(parsed[0].text, text);
assert.isNotNull(parsed[0]._id);
assert.equal(new Date(parsed[0].created_on).toDateString(), date.toDateString());
assert.equal(parsed[0].bumped_on, parsed[0].created_on);
assert.isArray(parsed[0].replies);
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a POST request to /api/replies/{board} with form data including text, delete_password, & thread_id. This will update the bumped_on date to the comment's date. In the thread's replies array, an object will be saved with at least the properties _id, text, created_on, delete_password, & reported.

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');
const body = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test');
const thread = await body.json();

const date = new Date();
const text = `fcc_test_reply_${date}`;
const delete_password = 'delete_me';
const thread_id = thread[0]._id;
const replyCount = thread[0].replies.length;

const data = { text, delete_password, thread_id };
const res = await fetch(url + '/api/replies/fcc_test', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});
if (res.ok) {
const checkData = await fetch(`${url}/api/replies/fcc_test?thread_id=${thread_id}`);
const parsed = await checkData.json();
try {
assert.equal(parsed.replies.length, replyCount + 1);
assert.equal(parsed.replies[0].text, text);
assert.equal(parsed._id, thread_id);
assert.equal(parsed.bumped_on, parsed.replies[0].created_on);
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a GET request to /api/threads/{board}. Returned will be an array of the most recent 10 bumped threads on the board with only the most recent 3 replies for each. The reported and delete_password fields will not be sent to the client.

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');
const res = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test');

if (res.ok) {
const threads = await res.json();
try {
assert.equal(res.status, 200);
assert.isAtMost(threads.length, 10);
for (let i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
assert.containsAllKeys(threads[i], ["_id", "text", "created_on", "bumped_on", "replies"]);
assert.isAtMost(threads[i].replies.length, 3);
assert.notExists(threads[i].delete_password);
assert.notExists(threads[i].reported);
for (let j = 0; j < threads[i].replies.length; j++) {
assert.notExists(threads[i].replies[j].delete_password);
assert.notExists(threads[i].replies[j].reported);
}
}
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a GET request to /api/replies/{board}?thread_id={thread_id}. Returned will be the entire thread with all its replies, also excluding the same fields from the client as the previous test.

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');
let res = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test');
const threads = await res.json();
const thread_id = threads[0]._id;
res = await fetch(`${url}/api/replies/fcc_test?thread_id=${thread_id}`);

if (res.ok) {
const thread = await res.json();
try {
assert.equal(res.status, 200);
assert.isObject(thread);
assert.containsAllKeys(thread, ["_id", "text", "created_on", "bumped_on", "replies"]);
assert.isArray(thread.replies);
assert.notExists(thread.delete_password);
assert.notExists(thread.reported);
for (let i = 0; i < thread.replies.length; i++) {
assert.notExists(thread.replies[i].delete_password);
assert.notExists(thread.replies[i].reported);
}
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a DELETE request to /api/threads/{board} and pass along the thread_id & delete_password to delete the thread. Returned will be the string incorrect password or success.

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');
let res = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test');
const threads = await res.json();
const thread_id = threads[0]._id;
let data = { thread_id, delete_password: "wrong_password" };
const res_invalid = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test', {
method: 'DELETE',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});
data = { thread_id, delete_password: "delete_me" };
res = await fetch(url + '/api/threads/fcc_test', {
method: 'DELETE',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});

if (res.ok) {
const deleted = await res.text();
const not_deleted = await res_invalid.text();
try {
assert.equal(res.status, 200);
assert.equal(deleted, "success");
assert.equal(not_deleted, "incorrect password");
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a DELETE request to /api/replies/{board} and pass along the thread_id, reply_id, & delete_password. Returned will be the string incorrect password or success. On success, the text of the reply_id will be changed to [deleted].

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');

const thread_data = {
text: "fcc_test_thread",
delete_password: "delete_me",
};
await fetch(`${url}/api/threads/fcc_test`, {
method: "POST",
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(thread_data)
});
let res = await fetch(`${url}/api/threads/fcc_test`);
let threads = await res.json();
const thread_id = threads[0]._id;

const reply_data = { thread_id, text: "fcc_test_reply", delete_password: "delete_me" };
await fetch(`${url}/api/replies/fcc_test`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(reply_data)
});
res = await fetch(`${url}/api/threads/fcc_test`);
threads = await res.json();
const reply_id = threads[0].replies[0]._id;

const data = { thread_id, reply_id, delete_password: "delete_me" };
res = await fetch(url + '/api/replies/fcc_test', {
method: 'DELETE',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});

if (res.ok) {
const deleted = await res.text();
try {
assert.equal(res.status, 200);
assert.equal(deleted, "success");
res = await fetch(`${url}/api/replies/fcc_test?thread_id=${thread_id}`);
const thread = await res.json();
assert.equal(thread._id, thread_id);
assert.equal(thread.replies[0]._id, reply_id);
assert.equal(thread.replies[0].text, "[deleted]");
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a PUT request to /api/threads/{board} and pass along the thread_id. Returned will be the string reported. The reported value of the thread_id will be changed to true.

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');

let res = await fetch(`${url}/api/threads/fcc_test`);
const threads = await res.json();
const thread_id = threads[0]._id;
const data = { thread_id };

res = await fetch(`${url}/api/threads/fcc_test`, {
method: 'PUT',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});

if (res.ok) {
const reported = await res.text();
try {
assert.equal(res.status, 200);
assert.equal(reported, "reported");
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

You can send a PUT request to /api/replies/{board} and pass along the thread_id & reply_id. Returned will be the string reported. The reported value of the reply_id will be changed to true.

async (getUserInput) => {
const url = getUserInput('url');

let res = await fetch(`${url}/api/threads/fcc_test`);
const threads = await res.json();
const thread_id = threads[0]._id;
const reply_id = threads[0].replies[0]._id;
const data = { thread_id, reply_id };

res = await fetch(`${url}/api/replies/fcc_test`, {
method: 'PUT',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify(data)
});

if (res.ok) {
const reported = await res.text();
try {
assert.equal(res.status, 200);
assert.equal(reported, "reported");
} catch (err) {
throw new Error(err.responseText || err.message);
}
} else {
throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}`);
}
};

All 10 functional tests are complete and passing.

async (getUserInput) => {
const tests = await fetch(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests');
const parsed = await tests.json();
assert.isTrue(parsed.length >= 10);
parsed.forEach((test) => {
assert.equal(test.state, 'passed');
assert.isAtLeast(test.assertions.length, 1);
});
};