My Voting App

Title: Building a Voting App with the MERN Stack: Model Implementation

Are you passionate about democracy and technology? Join me on my journey as I develop a voting app using the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) stack. In this blog post, I'll walk you through the process of implementing the models for users and candidates, a crucial step in building the foundation of our app.

Setting Up the Environment

Before diving into the code, ensure you have Node.js and MongoDB installed on your machine. Then, initialize a new Node.js project and install the necessary dependencies:

npm init -y
npm install express mongoose

Creating the User Model

In the models directory, create a new file named User.js and define the user schema using Mongoose:

const mongoose = require('mongoose');

const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  username: { type: String, required: true },
  email: { type: String, required: true },
  password: { type: String, required: true },
  // Add other user attributes as needed
});

const User = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);

module.exports = User;

Creating the Candidate Model

Similarly, create a new file named Candidate.js in the models directory and define the candidate schema:

const mongoose = require('mongoose');

const candidateSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  name: { type: String, required: true },
  party: { type: String, required: true },
  // Add other candidate attributes as needed
});

const Candidate = mongoose.model('Candidate', candidateSchema);

module.exports = Candidate;

Connecting to MongoDB

In the index.js file, connect to MongoDB using Mongoose:

const mongoose = require('mongoose');
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/voting-app', { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true })
  .then(() => console.log('Connected to MongoDB'))
  .catch(err => console.error('Failed to connect to MongoDB', err));

Conclusion

Implementing the models for users and candidates is a crucial step in building our voting app. In future posts, we'll cover user authentication, candidate registration, and the core logic for voting. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting project!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or suggestions. Let's build something amazing together!