CozyFirm

This is a furniture-focused web application that contains the following key features:

• A catalog of chairs and tables available and basic information about them
• A blog list tab where users can write and edit blog posts about specific pieces of furniture
• A wishlist feature where users can save furnitures of interest

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Usage
3. Future Plans
4. Report

Installation

• Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/Chronicz/CS157A-Team2.git

• Download entire schema initialization.sql and import it into any Database Management System (DBMS) and execute the SQL code

• Download Node.js and Node Package Manager

• Open the project in any IDE

• Navigate to index.js and modify this part of the code to have your DBMS credentials:

  const db = mysql.createConnection({
    host: "your_host_name",
    user: "your_root",
    password: "your_password",
    database: "cozyfirm"
  })
  

• Install API modules by typing npm i in command prompt at directories /frontend/cozyfirm and /backend

Usage

• Navigate to /backend and type npm start in command prompt
• Navigate to /frontend/cozyfirm and type npm run in command prompt
• On web browser, navigate to http://localhost:3000/ and enjoy the application!

Future Plans

• Collect data on more furnitures
• Add furniture recommendation function based on desired attributes
• Compplete wishlist functionality
• Complete the user authentication and log-in function

Report

• Report link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rt68FyEbdxCqF8_EGBTKEV-4bHcQ6G1PPFdL6f8lGNc/edit?usp=sharing