Coding Platform - Backend

This is the backend for a coding platform where participants can solve questions and admins can manage the questions. It provides a RESTful API for user authentication, question management, and solution checking.

Features

• User authentication with role-based access (admin/participant)
• User signup and login with JWT-based access tokens
• Admin APIs for adding, editing, and deleting questions
• API for adding test cases to a question
• API for checking the correctness of a user's solution
• Integration with the Sphere Engine API for problem creation

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for authentication
• Sphere Engine API for problem creation and solution checking

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Rkvishnu/commet-labs-.git

2. move to backend directory:

cd backend

3. install required ddependencies:

npm install

4.Configure environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory of the project. Set the following environment variables in the .env file:

• MONGO_URL: 'your_mongo_url'
• JWT_SECRET: 'your_jwtsecret_token'
• SPHERE_ENGINE_API_KEY: 'you_api_key here'
• SPHERE_ENGINE_ENDPOINT: 'your_endpoint'

5.start the server:

node server.js

Future works :

• the frontend part of the application is yet to be completed ..