🍽️ PlateFul Server

This is the backend server for the PlateFul Recipe App. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, it provides RESTful APIs for managing recipes, including creating, updating, deleting, filtering, and liking recipes.

🌐 Live Site (Frontend)

👉 https://plateful-21a3d.web.app/

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🚀 Features

• 📝 Add Recipes – Users can submit detailed recipes with title, cuisine, prep time, ingredients, and images.
• 🔍 Filter Recipes – Filter recipes by cuisine using query parameters.
• ❤️ Like Recipes – Users can increment the likes count for a recipe.
• 🔝 Top Recipes – Returns the top 6 most-liked recipes.
• 📧 User-Specific Recipes – Fetch recipes based on the owner's email.
• 🛠️ Update & Delete Recipes – Edit and remove existing recipes by ID.
• 🌍 MongoDB Atlas – Cloud-based database integration with collections for scalable recipe data.

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🛠️ Installation (Local Development)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/asapial/PlateFul-Server-Side.git
   cd PlateFul-Server-Side

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

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

   DATABASE_URL=yourMongoDBUsername
   SECRET_KEY=yourMongoDBPassword
   port=3000
   

4. Start the server:

   npm start

   The server will run on http://localhost:3000.

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📚 API Endpoints

Add a Recipe

• POST /addRecipe
• Body:

  {
    "title": "Recipe Title",
    "ingredients": ["item1", "item2"],
    "instructions": "Steps...",
    "cuisine": "Cuisine Name",
    "prepTime": 30,
    "categories": ["Category1"],
    "image": "image-url",
    "recipeOwnerEmail": "user@example.com"
  }

Get All Recipes (with optional cuisine filter)

• GET /allRecipe
• Query: ?cuisine=Italian (optional)

Get Top Recipes

• GET /topRecipe
• Description: Returns top 6 recipes sorted by likes.

Get Recipe Details

• GET /recipeDetails/:id

Get User's Recipes

• GET /myRecipes?email=user@example.com

Like a Recipe

• PATCH /likedRecipe/:id

Update a Recipe

• PUT /recipes/:id
• Body:

  {
    "title": "Updated Title",
    "ingredients": ["item1", "item2"],
    "instructions": "Updated steps...",
    "cuisine": "Cuisine Name",
    "prepTime": 25,
    "categories": ["Category1"],
    "image": "image-url"
  }

Delete a Recipe

• DELETE /recipes/:id

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.

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📄 License

All content, including recipes, images, and branding, is the intellectual property of PlateFul unless otherwise stated. Unauthorized use or duplication without explicit permission is strictly prohibited.