# Score Tracker

Main repository: https://gitlab.sudoer.ch/sudoer777/score-tracker/

A web app designed to collect and display scores for sports

## Branches

- [main](https://gitlab.sudoer.ch/sudoer777/score-tracker/-/tree/main) - Stable, production-ready code
- [testing](https://gitlab.sudoer.ch/sudoer777/score-tracker/-/tree/testing) - Nearly complete code being tested
- [develop](https://gitlab.sudoer.ch/sudoer777/score-tracker/-/tree/develop) - Unstable code under development

## Installation

This repository can be cloned and then pushed to Heroku/Dokku/etc.

### Requirements

- PostgreSQL (with an empty database created and an account to access it)

### Environment Variables

- `NODE_ENV` - set to `production`, `testing`, or `development`
- `PGHOST` - set to your database URL
- `PGPORT` - set to the database port
- `PGDATABASE` - set to the name of your database (i.e. `scoretrackerdb`)
- `PGUSER` - set to the user for managing the database
- `PGPASSWORD` - set to the password for that user
- `PUBLIC_SUBMIT_PAGE` (default: `false`) - set to `true` to allow score submissions without an account

## Code

This program uses Node.js/Express.js for the backend, PostgreSQL for the database (with node-postgres), and Passport.js for managing users and sessions.

To view the code, clone the repository and open it in VSCode/VSCodium.

### Structure

- `database` folder contains backend scripts for managing and storing data.
- `mail` folder (currenly unused) contains backend scripts for sending emails.
- `public` folder contains publically accessible scripts and stylesheets for frontend.
    - `scripts` folder contains scripts used by specific webpages.
    - `stylesheets` folder contains CSS for various webpages.
- `routes` folder contains various routes used by the program.
    - `about.js` directs to the about page (`/about`).
    - `auth.js` deals with logging in and out (`/auth/*`).
    - `checkLoginStatus.js` contains functions for checking the login status of the current user.
    - `data.js` sends various data to the client in JSON format (`/data/*`).
    - `fetch.js` sends more specific data formatted for specific pages in JSON format (`/fetch/*`)
    - `index.js` directs to the home page (`/`).
    - `manage.js` contains various functions that allows the user to add and edit items through the web browser (`/manage/*`).
- `views` folder contains pug templates for each webpage, and a `layout` template for the base layout of each page.
- `.env.example` is a template for the environment variables in a development workspace. Rename to `.env` and change values as needed.