Epilepsy Backend API

This is a Node.js + Express backend for managing patients with epilepsy. It provides endpoints to register users, fetch user profiles, and retrieve predefined categories.

Project Structure

api-express/
├── app.js              # Main Express application
├── .env                # Environment variables (not committed)
├── data/               # Static JSON files
│   └── categories.json
├── config/nginx/       # Example Nginx configuration
│   └── default.conf
├── package.json
└── README.md

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/NolanBeaujault/cortest-api.git
cd cortest-api

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Configure environment

Create a .env file at the root of the project with the following content:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=your_mysql_password
DB_NAME=epilepsie
DB_PORT=3306

4. Start the server

node app.js

The API will now be running on http://localhost:2880.

Available Endpoints

• POST /register – Register a new user
• GET /profil/:uid – Get profile info of a user
• GET /categories – Get available categories (static JSON)

Nginx Proxy Configuration

See config/nginx/default.conf for an example configuration that proxies requests to the API.

Notes

• Ensure your MySQL database and table utilisateurs are properly created before starting the server. You can use the provided .sql file to create the utilisateurs table:

  mysql -u root -p < create_table_utilisateurs.sql

• Never commit your .env file or any sensitive credentials to the repository.

• You can find the detailed documentation of this application in the Cortest Documentation Repository.