HalloDoc Project

This project is an internship project developed in Node.js with MySQL as the database. It is designed for handling online appointments.

Key Features

1. User registration and authentication
2. Appointment scheduling and management
3. Data persistence using MySQL
4. Secure communication with JWT-based authentication
5. User-friendly API with Swagger documentation

Prerequisites

1. Node.js (version 14 or later)
2. pm or yarn
3. MySQL database (version 5.7 or later)

Installation

1. clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/deepakabari/HalloDoc-typescript.git

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the project root directory to store database credentials:

   DATABASE_HOST=your_database_host
   DATABASE_PORT=your_database_port
   DATABASE_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_database_password
   DATABASE_NAME=your_database_name

Database Setup

1. Create a MySQL database with the name specified in your .env file.

Running the Application

1. Start the development server:

   npm start

   This will run nodemon app.ts in development mode with hot reloading.

2. Access the API at http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

3. Swagger documentation is available at http://localhost:3000/docs for exploring available API endpoints.

Development

1. Use ts-node or your preferred TypeScript compiler for code development.

2. The dev script in package.json runs ts-node-dev app.ts for hot reloading during development.

Deployment

1. Build the application for production using the build script in package.json:

   npm run build

2. Configure the deployment environment with the appropriate database credentials and environment variables.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributions

We welcome contributions from the community. Please submit pull requests following the project's guidelines.