This project is a Twitter Clone built using Node.js, Express.js, and SQLite. It replicates the core functionalities of Twitter, allowing users to register, login, follow others, post tweets, and interact through likes and replies. Currently, the backend is complete and being integrated with a frontend to make it a full-stack web application. 🔧 Backend Features ✅ User Management Register: New users can register with username, name, password (hashed using bcrypt), and gender.
Login: Authenticated via JWT tokens; generates a secure token on successful login.
🔐 Authentication All private routes are protected using middleware (axt) that verifies JWT tokens from the Authorization header.
🧵 Tweet System Post Tweet: Authenticated users can post tweets.
Delete Tweet: Users can delete their own tweets.
Feed: Users can view the latest 4 tweets from people they follow.
View Tweet Details: Users can see tweet content, likes count, replies count, and timestamp.
❤️ Like & 💬 Reply System Likes: View users who liked a specific tweet.
Replies: View replies and who replied to a specific tweet.
👥 Social Interactions Following List: View users that the current user is following.
Followers List: View users that follow the current user.
🗃 Database Database: SQLite
Tables:
user: Stores user info (name, username, password, gender)
tweet: Stores tweets with user_id and datetime
follower: Stores follower-following relationships
like: Maps users to liked tweets
reply: Stores replies from users to tweets
🛠 Technologies Used Backend: Node.js, Express.js
Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
Password Security: bcrypt
Database: SQLite
Deployment Target: Render (backend), Vercel or Netlify (frontend, upcoming)
Planned Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (or React.js)
🌐 API Highlights (All secured routes use JWT) Endpoint Method Description /register/ POST Register a new user
/login/ POST Authenticate user
/user/tweets/feed/ GET Get 4 latest tweets from followed users
/user/tweets/ GET Get tweets posted by logged-in user
/user/following/ GET List of users the current user follows
/user/followers/ GET List of users following the current user
/tweets/:tweetId/ GET Get tweet details if followed
/tweets/:tweetId/likes/ GET List of users who liked the tweet
/tweets/:tweetId/replies/ GET List of replies for the tweet
/user/tweets/ POST Create a new tweet
/tweets/:tweetId/ DELETE Delete a tweet (if owned by user)
🧩 Future Plans 🌐 Frontend UI with:
Tweet timeline
Login/Register forms
Like/Reply interactions
🎨 Improved styling with Tailwind CSS or Bootstrap
🔁 State management (if using React) for better performance
📱 Mobile responsive layout
🧪 Basic test coverage using Jest or Moc