ArtHub

ArtHub is a local discussion app for ART Analytics.

The domain model is:

Companies -> Posts -> Comments

Each discussion stream is anchored to a company record with a unique ticker. Users browse companies, open a company page, and discuss the company through posts and comments.

Stack

• Backend: Go, net/http, SQLite
• Frontend: Vue 3, TypeScript, Vite
• Routing: vue-router
• Testing: Go testing, Vitest

Local Setup

Run the backend and frontend in two terminals.

Backend

cd backend
go mod download
go run main.go

Default backend URL: http://localhost:8080

The backend creates a local SQLite database at backend/data/arthub.db by default.

Optional backend environment variables:

• PORT: backend port. Default: 8080
• DB_PATH: SQLite database path. Default: data/arthub.db
• ARTHUB_ALLOWED_ORIGINS: comma-separated frontend origins allowed by CORS. Default: http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000
• ARTHUB_COOKIE_SECURE: set to true only when serving over HTTPS. Default: false
• ARTHUB_COOKIE_SAMESITE: lax, strict, or none. Default: lax

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Default frontend URL: http://localhost:3000

The checked-in local example and local .env point the frontend at:

VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080

Tests

Backend

cd backend
go test ./...

Frontend

cd frontend
npm run build
npm test

API Overview

• POST /auth/signup
• POST /auth/login
• POST /auth/logout
• GET /auth/me
• GET /companies
• POST /companies
• GET /companies/:id
• PUT /companies/:id
• DELETE /companies/:id
• GET /companies/:id/posts
• POST /companies/:id/posts
• GET /posts/:id
• PUT /posts/:id
• DELETE /posts/:id
• GET /posts/:id/comments
• POST /posts/:id/comments
• POST /posts/:id/vote
• DELETE /posts/:id/vote

Successful responses use:

{ "data": "..." }

Error responses use:

{ "error": { "message": "...", "code": "..." } }

Manual Smoke Test

• Sign up and confirm the session is restored on refresh.
• Create a company with a ticker and name.
• Edit the company.
• Create a post under that company.
• Sort company posts by Top and New.
• Page through company posts.
• Vote on a post.
• Add a comment to the post.
• Delete the post and confirm navigation returns to the company page.
• Delete the company and confirm it disappears from the company list.