BlogBish - Microservices Blog Platform

A modern, cloud-native blogging platform built with Go microservices architecture.

Project Structure

blogbish/
├── auth-service/           # Authentication and user management
├── post-service/           # Blog post and category management
├── comment-service/        # Comment management
├── media-service/          # Media handling
├── search-service/         # Full-text search and suggestions
├── docker-compose.yml      # Docker composition for all services
├── prometheus.yml          # Prometheus monitoring configuration
├── Makefile                # Build and management commands
├── go.work                 # Go workspace configuration
└── README.md

Services

Currently Implemented

1. Auth Service (Port: 8080)

   • User registration and authentication
   • JWT token management
   • Role-based access control

2. Post Service (Port: 8081)

   • Blog post CRUD operations
   • Category management
   • Filtering & pagination

3. Media Service (Port: 8082)

   • Upload/download files to MinIO (S3-compatible)
   • Metadata management, Redis caching

4. Comment Service (Port: 8083)

   • Comment CRUD, like, report, moderate
   • WebSocket hub for live comments

5. Search Service (Port: 8084)

   • Full-text search and suggestions (Elasticsearch)
   • Index posts and comments

Planned

• Analytics Service

Tech Stack

• Backend: Go (Golang)
• Framework: Chi (lightweight HTTP router)
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Cache: Redis
• Message Queue: RabbitMQ (coming soon)
• Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI
• Containerization: Docker
• Monitoring: Prometheus & Grafana
• Logging: ELK Stack (coming soon)

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or later
• Docker and Docker Compose
• Make (for using Makefile commands)
• PostgreSQL 15
• Redis 7

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blogbish.git
   cd blogbish

2. Start all services:

   make docker-up

3. Run database migrations:

   make migrate-up

4. Access the services:

   • Auth Service: http://localhost:8080
   • Post Service: http://localhost:8081
   • Media Service: http://localhost:8082
   • Comment Service: http://localhost:8083
   • Search Service: http://localhost:8084

Development

Available Make Commands

• make build - Build all services
• make test - Run tests for all services
• make clean - Clean build artifacts
• make docker-up - Start all services
• make docker-down - Stop all services
• make migrate-up - Run database migrations
• make migrate-down - Rollback database migrations
• make run-auth-service - Run auth service locally
• make run-post-service - Run post service locally

Adding a New Service

1. Create a new directory for your service
2. Copy the basic service structure from existing services
3. Add the service to:
   • docker-compose.yml
   • go.work
   • Makefile (SERVICES variable)
   • prometheus.yml (if metrics are needed)

API Documentation

Auth Service Endpoints (Port 8080)

• POST /auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /auth/login - Login user
• GET /auth/me - Get current user info (Protected)

Post Service Endpoints (Port 8081)

• POST /posts - Create a new post (Protected)
• GET /posts - List posts with filtering and pagination
• GET /posts/{id} - Get post by ID
• PUT /posts/{id} - Update post by ID (Protected)
• DELETE /posts/{id} - Delete post by ID (Protected)
• GET /categories - List categories
• POST /categories - Create category (Protected)
• GET /categories/{slug} - Get category by slug
• PUT /categories/{slug} - Update category by slug (Protected)
• DELETE /categories/{slug} - Delete category by slug (Protected)

Media Service Endpoints (Port 8082)

• POST /api/v1/media/upload - Upload a file (Protected)
• GET /api/v1/media/{id} - Get media metadata
• GET /api/v1/media/{id}/download - Download file
• PUT /api/v1/media/{id}/metadata - Update metadata (Protected)
• DELETE /api/v1/media/{id} - Delete file (Protected)

Comment Service Endpoints (Port 8083)

• POST /comments - Create a comment (Protected)
• GET /comments - List comments (query: post_id, user_id, status, parent_id, page, page_size)
• GET /comments/{id} - Get comment by ID
• PUT /comments/{id} - Update comment (Protected, author only)
• DELETE /comments/{id} - Delete comment (Protected, author only)
• POST /comments/{id}/like - Like a comment
• POST /comments/{id}/report - Report a comment
• PUT /comments/{id}/moderate?status={approved|rejected|pending} - Moderate comment
• GET /ws?post_id={postId} - WebSocket for live comments (Protected)

Search Service Endpoints (Port 8084)

• POST /search - Search posts/comments
• POST /suggest - Get search suggestions
• POST /index/post - Index a post
• POST /index/comment - Index a comment

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

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