Introduction

Welcome to handshake!

This README serves as a guide to understand and utilize the features of our web application effectively. Handshake is a dynamic and versatile web-based application poised to redefine the job search and classified ad experience. It combines the functionalities of a job board and classified ads platform, enabling and empowering users to effortlessly browse, post, and manage listings for employment opportunities and transactions.

Getting Started

• Clone this repository to your local machine.
• Ensure that Python and Node is installed on your system

Setting up the backend

• Use the terminal or command prompt and navigate to the server directory
• Create a virtual environment in handshake directory using this code:

For Windows

python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\activate.bat

For Linux

sudo apt-get update
pip install --upgrade pip
sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

• Install all dependencies
• cd into the server directory

pip install -r requirement.txt

• Set up your MySQL server
• Update the SQL uri in the init file by commenting line 48 and commenting out line 47
• copy the code in setup_mysql_test.sql and run it in your running MySQL server
• Or

mysql -u your_username -p < setup_mysql_test.sql

• copy the code in data.sql and run it in your running MySQL server, This will prepopulate you database with important data which is very important for the software to function
• Or

mysql -u your_username -p < data.sql

• Start the flask app, (cd to the handshake directory, very important!)

python -m server.app

Usage

• Your server API is now accessible on port 5000, http://localhost:5000/api/{endpoint}

Setting up the frontend

• Use the terminal or command prompt and navigate the client directory
• Install dependencies using

npm install

• Start the development server using

npm run dev

• Access the application in your browser at http://localhost:5173.

Endpoints

Below is the endpoints available in handshake:

• /api/signup: This endpoint signs up the user.

Method: POST URL: localhost:5000/api/signup

Mandatory Parameters:

{'firstname': firstname, 'lastname': lastname, 'email': email, 'phone_number': phone_number, 'password': password, 'confirm_password': confirm_password} Response:

{
'user_id': user.id
}

Landing page

Listing Page

SignUp Page

Login Page