Console Forum

This is a console-based login system built with Node.js, SQLite, and bcrypt. It includes functionalities for user signup, login, and posting to a forum. There are two user tiers: Basic and Pro. Admins have additional capabilities.

Features

• User Signup and Login
• User Descriptions
• Text Sharing Forum
  • Basic users can view the forum
  • Pro users can view and post to the forum
  • Posts show the username and an [ADMIN] tag if posted by an admin
• Admin Capabilities
  • View notes
  • Reset user passwords
  • Edit notes

Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/JWDev60/Console-Forum
   cd console-forum

2. Install the dependencies

   npm install

3. Set up the database

   npm run setup

Usage

Start the application:

npm start

Main Menu

• 1: Log In
• 2: Sign Up
• 000: Exit

User Menu

For Basic and Pro Users:

• 1: View Forum
• 000: Log Out

For Pro Users:

• 2: Post to Forum

For Admin Users:

• 3: View Notes
• 4: Reset User Password
• 5: Edit Notes

Project Structure

console-forum/
├── index.js           # Main application logic
├── setup.js           # Setup script to initialize the database
├── db.js              # Database connection handling
├── schema.sql         # SQL schema definition
├── package.json       # Project dependencies and scripts
├── README.md          # Project documentation

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
6. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the license file for details.