Giggle Backend 🎵

RESTful API and real-time messaging server for the Giggle mobile app - connecting gig-goers through free ticket sharing.

Built by isLoading team for Northcoders bootcamp final project.

🔗 Frontend Repository:Giggle FE

📖 About

Backend API for a community-driven ticket sharing platform. Handles user authentication, event management, ticket listings, and real-time messaging - all focused on free ticket sharing with no reselling.

✨ Key Features

🎫 Event & Ticket API - Browse events, manage ticket listings, Ticketmaster integration

🔐 Secure Authentication - JWT tokens, bcrypt password hashing

👤 User Profiles - Gig preferences, compatibility matching

💬 Real-time Messaging - Socket.IO powered chat system

🗄️ MongoDB Database - Flexible schema with Mongoose ODM

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites:Node.js (v14+), MongoDB

Clone and install

git clone https://github.com/Andipascale7/giggle-be.git

cd giggle-be

npm install

🔧 Environment setup

• Create .env.development

  MONGO_DEV=mongodb://localhost:27017/giggle

• Create .env.test

MONGO_DEV=mongodb://localhost:27017/giggle

Start servers: Main API server

npm run dev

🏗️ Tech Stack

Express.js + TypeScript - API development

MongoDB + Mongoose - Database and ODM

Socket.IO - Real-time messaging

Jest - Testing

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

👥 The Team - isLoading

• Andi Pascale
• Bethany White
• David Potter
• Leah Stone
• Uzo Ugochukwu

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Building community through music, one shared ticket at a time 🎸