Talx-Backend 🚀

Visit Talx: https://talx.vercel.app/

Talx-Backend is the backend API for the Job Portal on the Talx Website. It provides job management, authentication, subscription, news integration, contact functionalities, and job application handling. The backend is built using Node.js and Express.js with a MongoDB database.

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Features ✨

• Job Management: Post, update, delete, and fetch jobs. 💼
• Email Subscription: Subscribe users to daily job updates 📧.
• Authentication: JWT-based secure login and signup 🔐.
• News Integration: Fetch news articles using the News API 📰.
• Contact Form: Integrates Google Sheets for storing contact form submissions 📑.
• Job Applications: Submit and manage job applications, including file uploads for resumes 📄.
• Keep-Alive Mechanism: Ensures the server stays active using cron jobs 🕒.

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Prerequisites 🛠️

Ensure you have the following installed:

1. Node.js (v16+ recommended) 💻
2. npm 🛒
3. MongoDB (local or cloud setup, e.g., MongoDB Atlas) 🗃️

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Setup Instructions ⚙️

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/aakashdixit22/talx-backend.git
cd talx-backend

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Create a .env File

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

EMAIL_USER=<your_email_user>
EMAIL_PASS=<your_email_password>
BACKEND_URL=<your_backend_url>
JWT_SECRET=<your_jwt_secret>
NEWS_API_KEY=<your_news_api_key>
MONGODB_URI=<your_mongodb_uri>
SPREADSHEET_ID=<your_google_sheet_id>
TYPE=service_account
PROJECT_ID=<your_google_project_id>
PRIVATE_KEY_ID=<your_private_key_id>
PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----"
CLIENT_EMAIL=<your_google_client_email>
CLIENT_ID=<your_google_client_id>
AUTH_URI=https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
TOKEN_URI=https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
AUTH_PROVIDER_X509_CERT_URL=https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs
CLIENT_X509_CERT_URL=<your_google_client_cert_url>

⚠️ Important: Do not hard-code credentials or sensitive information in your code. Use .env files and keep them secure.

4. Run the Server

Start the server locally:

node app.js

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API Endpoints 🔌

General 🌐

• GET /
  Default route. Responds with a welcome message. 👋
• GET /api/keepalive
  Keep-alive route to prevent the server from sleeping. 💤

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Jobs (/api/jobs) 💼

• POST /post-job
  Create a new job. This requires authentication. ✍️

• GET /all-jobs
  Fetch all jobs available in the portal. 🧐

• GET /myJobs/:email
  Fetch all jobs posted by a specific user (requires authentication). 📬

• DELETE /delete-job/:jobId
  Delete a job by its ID (requires authentication). 🗑️

• PUT /edit-job/:jobId
  Edit a job by its ID (requires authentication). ✏️

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Email Subscriptions (/api/subscribers) 📧

• POST /subscribe
  Subscribe an email for updates. 🔔

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Authentication (/api/auth) 🔐

• POST /signin
  Login using email and password. 💼
• POST /signupr
  Register a new user. 📝

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Job Applications (/api/jobApply) 📄

• POST /apply/:jobId
  Submit a job application for a specific job. This route accepts a file upload (resume) and form fields (name, email, phone, and coverLetter). 📝💼

• GET /my-applications/:email
  Fetch all job applications submitted by a user, identified by their email address. The response includes job details for each application. 📂

• GET /applicants/:jobId
  Retrieve all applications for a specific job. Requires authentication. 📑

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News (/api/news) 📰

• GET /news
  Fetch news articles (supports query and category filters). 📜

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Contact Form (/api/contact) 📑

• POST /submit
  Submit a contact form entry. The data is stored in a Google Sheet. 🖋️

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Technologies Used 🧰

• Node.js: Backend runtime. 💻
• Express.js: Web framework. ⚙️
• MongoDB: Database. 🗃️
• Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB. 🐱
• Cron: Keep-alive job scheduling. ⏰
• Axios: HTTP requests. 🌐
• Multer: File uploads handling. 📤
• Nodemailer: Email handling. 📧
• Google Sheets API: For contact form storage. 📝

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🔗 Related Repositories

1. Talx Frontend (Main Platform)

   • talx-frontend

2. Talx AI Backend

   • talx-backend

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License 📝

This project is licensed under the MIT License.