Added comments with usernames

config/database.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 const connectDB = async () => {
   try {
     const conn = await mongoose.connect(process.env.DB_STRING, {
+      dbName: 'socials',
       useNewUrlParser: true,
       useUnifiedTopology: true,
       useFindAndModify: false,

controllers/comments.js

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const Comment = require("../models/Comment");
+
+module.exports = {
+  createComment: async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      console.log(req.body); // Check what's in req.body
+      await Comment.create({
+        comment: req.body.comment,
+        post: req.params.id, 
+        likes: 0,
+        user: req.user._id
+      });
+      console.log("Comment has been added!");
+      res.redirect("/post/" + req.params.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log(err);
+    }
+  },
+};

controllers/posts.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const cloudinary = require("../middleware/cloudinary");
 const Post = require("../models/Post");
+const Comment = require("../models/Comment");
 
 module.exports = {
   getProfile: async (req, res) => {
@@ -21,7 +22,16 @@ module.exports = {
   getPost: async (req, res) => {
     try {
       const post = await Post.findById(req.params.id);
-      res.render("post.ejs", { post: post, user: req.user });
+      const comments = await Comment.find({ post: req.params.id })
+        .populate("user")
+        .sort({ createdAt: "desc" })
+        .lean();
+      console.log(comments);
+      res.render("post.ejs", {
+        post: post,
+        user: req.user,
+        comments: comments,
+      });
     } catch (err) {
       console.log(err);
     }

models/Comment.js

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+
+const CommentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  comment: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+
+  likes: {
+    type: Number,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  post: {
+    type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, // Referencing ObjectId
+    ref: "Post", // Reference to the "Post" model
+    required: true,
+  },
+  createdAt: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: Date.now,
+  },
+  user: {
+    type:  mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+    ref: 'User',
+    required: true
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model("Comment", CommentSchema);

routes/comments.js

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const express = require("express");
+const router = express.Router();
+const commentsController = require("../controllers/comments");
+const { ensureAuth, ensureGuest } = require("../middleware/auth");
+
+//Post Routes - simplified for now
+router.post("/createComment/:id", commentsController.createComment)
+
+module.exports = router;

server.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const logger = require("morgan");
 const connectDB = require("./config/database");
 const mainRoutes = require("./routes/main");
 const postRoutes = require("./routes/posts");
+const commentRoutes = require("./routes/comments")
 
 //Use .env file in config folder
 require("dotenv").config({ path: "./config/.env" });
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ app.use(flash());
 //Setup Routes For Which The Server Is Listening
 app.use("/", mainRoutes);
 app.use("/post", postRoutes);
+app.use("/comment", commentRoutes)
 
 //Server Running
 app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {

views/post.ejs

@@ -27,6 +27,24 @@
     <div class="col-3 mt-5">
       <p><%= post.caption %></p>
     </div>
+    <div class="mt-5">
+      <h2>Add a comment</h2>
+      <form action="/comment/createComment/<%= post._id %>" method="POST">
+        <div class="mb-3">
+            <label for="comment" class="form-label">Comment</label>
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="comment" name="comment">
+        </div>
+        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+    <ul>
+      <% for (var i=0; i<comments.length; i++) { %>
+        <li class="col-6 justifty-content-between mt-5">
+
+          <%= comments[i].user.userName %>: <%= comments[i].comment %>
+        </li>
+      <% } %>
+    </ul>
     <div class="col-6 mt-5">
       <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/profile">Return to Profile</a>
       <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/feed">Return to Feed</a>