HotelHub

HotelHub is a web application designed for users to explore, and review hotels. It leverages EJS, MongoDB, Bootstrap CSS, Express, and Node.js, with Passport.js handling user authentication. This project showcases full CRUD functionality and allows users to manage hotel data dynamically.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies Used
• Project Structure
• Installation
• Usage
• Environment Variables
• License

Features

• User authentication with Passport.js.
• Logged-in users can add, edit, and delete hotels.
• Users can add and delete reviews for hotels.
• Full CRUD functionality for hotel data.
• Flash messages for user feedback.
• Session management using Express Session.
• Dynamic templating with EJS and EJS Mate.
• Modular route handling with Express Router.

Technologies Used

• EJS: Embedded JavaScript templates for dynamic HTML rendering.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user, review, and hotel data.
• Bootstrap CSS: For responsive and modern design.
• Express: Node.js framework for building the server and handling routes.
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for the server-side application.
• Passport.js: Authentication middleware for Node.js.
• Express Session: Middleware for managing user sessions.
• Flash: Middleware for flash messages.

Project Structure

HotelHub/
│
├── app.js                # Main file for routes and application setup
├── index.js              # Script for changing and generating sample data
├── models/
│   ├── user.js           # User schema and model
│   ├── review.js         # Review schema and model
│   └── hotelground.js    # Hotel schema and model
├── routes/
│   └── hotels.js         # Hotel-related routes
│   ├── reviews.js        # Review-related routes
│   ├── users.js          # User-related routes
├── views/
│   ├── partials/         # EJS partials
│   ├── layouts/          # Hotel-related EJS templates
│   └── ...               # Other EJS templates
├── public/               # Stylesheets and validator
│
├── package.json          # Project dependencies
└── README.md             # Project documentation

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/HotelHub.git
   cd HotelHub

Instal dependencies

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
   SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret
   SAMPLE_USER_ID=sample_user_id

4. Generate sample data (if needed):

   node index.js

Usage

1. Start the application:

   node app.js

2. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

Environment Variables

• MONGO_URI: MongoDB connection string.
• SESSION_SECRET: Secret key for session encryption.
• SAMPLE_USER_ID: ID for the sample data's author in the user schema.

License

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