📝 Code Snippet Manager

A collaborative code snippet manager built with the MERN stack. Create, edit, and share code snippets with smart search functionality and collaborative editing features.

✨ Features

• 🔐 Authentication: JWT-based auth with Google OAuth support
• 👥 Anonymous Users: Create and edit snippets without registration
• 🤝 Collaborative Editing: Public snippets can be edited by anyone (Wikipedia-style)
• 🔍 Smart Search: Search by title - opens existing or creates new snippets
• 🎨 Modern UI: Built with React, Tailwind CSS, and Vite
• 📱 Responsive Design: Works on all devices
• 🔒 Privacy Controls: Public and private snippet options
• 📧 Email & SMS Verification: OTP verification system
• 🌐 Google OAuth Integration: Easy social login
• JWT-based authentication

Structure

• client/ — React + Vite + Tailwind frontend
• server/ — Node.js + Express backend with MongoDB (Mongoose)

Setup

1. Server Setup

cd server
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your values
npm install
npm run dev

2. Client Setup

cd client
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Google Client ID
npm install
npm run dev

Email OTP Setup

To enable email verification, you need to set up Gmail SMTP:

1. Enable 2-Factor Authentication on your Gmail account
2. Generate an App Password:
   • Go to Google Account settings
   • Security → 2-Step Verification → App passwords
   • Generate a password for "Mail"
3. Update your .env file:

   EMAIL_USER=your-email@gmail.com
   EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD=your-generated-app-password
   

Phone SMS Setup

The app uses MSG91 for SMS verification, which provides free credits for Indian numbers.

Setup MSG91 (Free for Indian Numbers)

1. Sign up at MSG91.com
2. Verify your email and complete the registration
3. Go to API section in your dashboard
4. Copy your Auth Key
5. Update your .env file:

   MSG91_AUTH_KEY=your-msg91-auth-key-here
   MSG91_SENDER_ID=CODEIT
   

MSG91 Free Credits

• New accounts get 100-500 free SMS
• Cost after free credits: ~₹0.18-0.25 per SMS
• Perfect for testing and small applications

Testing

Once configured, test phone verification with Indian numbers (+91XXXXXXXXXX).

Environment Variables

Server (.env)

• PORT: Server port (default: 5000)
• MONGO_URI: MongoDB connection string
• JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JWT tokens
• EMAIL_USER: Gmail address for sending emails
• EMAIL_APP_PASSWORD: Gmail app password
• FRONTEND_URL: Frontend URL for password reset links
• MSG91_AUTH_KEY: MSG91 auth key for SMS verification
• MSG91_SENDER_ID: MSG91 sender ID (default: CODEIT)

Client (.env)

• VITE_API_URL: Backend API URL
• VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID: Google OAuth Client ID

This scaffold creates route and controller stubs. Implementation and auth logic not added yet.