Code setup

[benjaminJohnson2204]

Changes

I set up the code in the repository to allow developers to begin running the project and adding features. I added:

• NextJS project from create-next-app for frontend
• Node & Express.js server with MongoDB connection for backend
• Environment variable definitions for both frontend and backend, with example .env files
• Firebase SDKs and configuration for both frontend and backend, and a Firebase project
• A development Gmail account and app password, allowing us to send emails from our backend using nodemailer package
• Unit tests using Jest for both frontend and backend
• Linter & formatter using ESLint & Prettier, run on every commit using Husky
• GitHub Actions workflows to run lint and formatting checks, compilation, and unit tests on every PR to main branch
• README.md updated with instructions to run the project

Testing

• I ran the project on Ubuntu, Mac, and Windows, and verified that it worked on all three. I also tested that various features (e.g. Firebase auth, sending emails, MongoDB connection) worked by creating simple test programs.

Confirmation of Change

• Run the project using the environment variables in the TSE Google Drive, and you should be able to see that everything (running, lint and formatting checks, building, unit tests) works correctly.