BharatFD Backend

A robust Node.js backend for the Multilingual FAQ Management System. This service provides RESTful APIs for managing FAQs with support for multiple languages using Google Translate.

📁 Project Structure

backend/
├── config/           # Configuration files
├── controllers/      # Request handlers
├── models/          # Database models
├── routes/          # API routes
├── services/        # Business logic
├── tests/           # Test files
├── .env             # Environment variables
├── .env.example     # Example environment variables
├── .eslintrc        # ESLint configuration
├── index.ts           # Application entry point
├── server.ts           # Application entry point
└── package.json     # Project metadata and dependencies

🚀 Features

• RESTful API endpoints for FAQ management (CRUD operations)
• MongoDB integration for data persistence
• Redis caching for improved performance
• Multilingual support using Google Translate API
• CORS enabled for frontend integration
• Comprehensive test suite using Mocha and Chai
• ESLint for code quality

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js
• Framework: Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Caching: Redis
• Testing: Mocha, Chai
• Translation: Google Translate API
• Other Tools: ESLint, Nodemon

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• MongoDB
• Redis Server
• npm

🔧 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tivarii/BackendAssignment
   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

🚀 Running the Application

Development Mode

npm run dev

Production Mode

npm start

Running Tests

npm test

Linting

npm run lint       # Check for linting issues
npm run lint:fix   # Fix linting issues

📚 API Documentation

FAQ Endpoints

Get all FAQs

• GET /api/faqs

• Returns a list of all FAQs

• GET /api/faqs?lang=hi

• Returns a list of all FAQs in hindi

Create a new FAQ

• POST /api/faqs
• Creates a new FAQ
• Body:

  {
    "question": "What is Nodejs?",
    "answer": "Nodejs is a javascript runtime environment"
  }

🔒 Environment Variables

REDIS_PASSWORD =

REDIS_USER =

REDIS_HOST =

REDIS_PORT =

MONGO_URI =