Dating_App

💘 Dating App

This is a full-stack web application that simulates the core functionalities of a modern dating platform. It is built using ASP.NET Core Web API for the backend and Angular for the frontend, providing a secure, scalable, and modular architecture.

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📦 Tech Stack

🔧 Backend (API)

• ASP.NET Core Web API
• Entity Framework Core (EF Core)
• JWT Authentication
• RESTful API
• SQLite (via appdata.db)
• AutoMapper
• Middleware (for error handling, logging, etc.)

🎨 Frontend (Client)

• Angular Framework
• TypeScript
• Angular Routing
• Angular Forms
• HTTPS with SSL certificates (dev-only)

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📁 Project Structure

📌 API (Backend)

• Controllers/ – API endpoints (e.g. Auth, Users, Messages)
• Data/ – DataContext and Seeding logic
• DTOs/ – Data Transfer Objects for clean API contracts
• Errors/ – Custom exception handling
• Extensions/ – Extension methods
• Helpers/ – Utility classes (e.g. pagination, token service)
• Interfaces/ – Abstraction layers
• Middleware/ – Custom middleware (e.g. error handling)
• Models/ – Database entities (User, Photo, Like, etc.)
• Services/ – Business logic & authentication services

📌 Client (Frontend)

• src/ – Main Angular application code
• .angular/ – Angular cache/build info
• ssl/ – SSL certificates for local dev HTTPS
• package.json – Dependency management
• angular.json – Angular configuration
• tsconfig.*.json – TypeScript configuration

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 User Authentication (JWT, secure login/register)
• 👤 User Profiles (view, edit, upload photos)
• 💌 Likes & Matches
• 💬 Messaging
• 📷 Photo Uploads with Cloudinary
• 📊 Pagination and filtering
• 🌐 RESTful API with DTO abstraction