NewsScrapper

🚀 Motive

NewsScrapper is a full-stack project that:

• Fetches and displays the latest news (via a Node.js backend using a third-party API).
• Allows users to register, view their profile, and save news articles to their personal collection (via a Spring Boot backend).
• Provides a modern React frontend for a seamless user experience.

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🗂️ Project Structure

NewsScrapper/
│
├── backend/         # Node.js backend (news API)
│   ├── server.js
│   ├── package.json
│   └── ...
│
├── userbackend/     # Spring Boot backend (user, save, profile)
│   ├── src/
│   ├── pom.xml
│   └── ...
│
├── app/             # React frontend
│   ├── src/
│   ├── package.json
│   └── ...
│
└── README.md        # (this file)

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⚙️ Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• Java (17+ recommended)
• Maven (comes with Spring Boot wrapper)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

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🏗️ Build & Run Instructions

1. Start the Node.js Backend (News API)

cd backend
npm install
node server.js

• Runs on http://localhost:3000
• Provides /news endpoint for news data.

2. Start the Spring Boot Backend (User/Profile/Save)

cd userbackend
./mvnw spring-boot:run -DskipTests

• Runs on http://localhost:8081
• Endpoints:
  • /api/user/profile (CRUD user)
  • /api/user/home (fetches news from Node.js backend)
  • /api/user/save/{userId} (save/get/delete news for user)
• H2 in-memory database (no setup needed).
  Access H2 console at http://localhost:8081/h2-console
  • JDBC URL: jdbc:h2:mem:testdb
  • User: sa (no password)

3. Start the React Frontend

cd app
npm install
npm run dev

• Runs on http://localhost:5173
• Connects to both backends for full functionality.

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🧪 Testing Endpoints

• Use Postman, curl, or the frontend to interact with the APIs.
• Example:
  • Create user: POST /api/user/profile
  • Get news: GET /api/user/home
  • Save news: POST /api/user/save/{userId}

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📝 Notes

• The project is designed for easy local development and testing.
• For production, switch to a persistent database (e.g., MySQL) and add authentication.
• The backend is intentionally kept simple for learning and rapid prototyping.

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Enjoy building and experimenting with NewsScrapper!