comments added

controllers/comments.js

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const Comment = require("../models/Comment")
+
+module.exports = {
+  createComment: async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      await Comment.create({
+        comment: req.body.comment,
+        likes: 0,
+        post: req.params.id,
+      });
+      console.log("Comment has been added!");
+      res.redirect("/post/"+req.params.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log(err);
+    }
+  },
+};

controllers/posts.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const cloudinary = require("../middleware/cloudinary");
 const Post = require("../models/Post");
+const Comment = require("../models/Comment")
 
 module.exports = {
   getProfile: async (req, res) => {
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ module.exports = {
   getPost: async (req, res) => {
     try {
       const post = await Post.findById(req.params.id);
-      res.render("post.ejs", { post: post, user: req.user });
+      const comments = await Comment.find({ post: req.params.id }).sort({ createdAt: "desc" }).lean();
+      res.render("post.ejs", { post: post, user: req.user, comments: comments });
     } catch (err) {
       console.log(err);
     }

models/Comment.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+
+const CommentSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  comment: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  likes: {
+    type: Number,
+    required: true,
+  },
+  post: {
+    type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId,
+    ref: "Post",
+  },
+  createdAt: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: Date.now,
+  },
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model("Comment", CommentSchema);

routes/comments.js

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const express = require("express");
+const router = express.Router();
+const commentsController = require("../controllers/comments");
+
+//Comment Routes - simplified for now
+router.post("/createComment/:id", commentsController.createComment);
+
+module.exports = router;

server.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const logger = require("morgan");
 const connectDB = require("./config/database");
 const mainRoutes = require("./routes/main");
 const postRoutes = require("./routes/posts");
+const commentRoutes = require("./routes/comments");
 
 //Use .env file in config folder
 require("dotenv").config({ path: "./config/.env" });
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ app.use(flash());
 //Setup Routes For Which The Server Is Listening
 app.use("/", mainRoutes);
 app.use("/post", postRoutes);
+app.use("/comment", commentRoutes);
 
 //Server Running
 app.listen(process.env.PORT, () => {

views/post.ejs

@@ -1,37 +1,51 @@
 <%- include('partials/header') -%>
-<div class="container">
-  <div class="row justify-content-center mt-5">
-    <div class="col-6">
-      <h2><%= post.title %></h2>
-      <img class="img-fluid" src="<%= post.image%>" />
-      <div class="row justify-content-between">
-        <form
-          class="col-1"
-          action="/post/likePost/<%= post.id %>?_method=PUT"
-          method="POST"
-        >
-          <button class="btn btn-primary fa fa-heart" type="submit"></button>
-        </form>
-        <h3 class="col-3">Likes: <%= post.likes %></h3>
-        <%if(post.user == user.id){ %>
-        <form
-          action="/post/deletePost/<%= post.id %>?_method=DELETE"
-          method="POST"
-          class="col-3"
-        >
-          <button class="btn btn-primary fa fa-trash" type="submit"></button>
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="row justify-content-center mt-5">
+      <div class="col-6">
+        <h2>
+          <%= post.title %>
+        </h2>
+        <img class="img-fluid" src="<%= post.image%>" />
+        <div class="row justify-content-between">
+          <form class="col-1" action="/post/likePost/<%= post.id %>?_method=PUT" method="POST">
+            <button class="btn btn-primary fa fa-heart" type="submit"></button>
+          </form>
+          <h3 class="col-3">Likes: <%= post.likes %>
+          </h3>
+          <%if(post.user==user.id){ %>
+            <form action="/post/deletePost/<%= post.id %>?_method=DELETE" method="POST" class="col-3">
+              <button class="btn btn-primary fa fa-trash" type="submit"></button>
+            </form>
+            <%}%>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="col-3 mt-5">
+        <p>
+          <%= post.caption %>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <div class="mt-5">
+        <h2>Add a comment</h2>
+        <form action="/comment/createComment/<%=post._id%>" method="POST">
+          <div class="mb-3">
+              <label for="comment" class="form-label">Comment</label>
+              <input type="text" class="form-control" id="comment" name="comment">
+          </div>
+          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
         </form>
-        <%}%>
       </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="col-3 mt-5">
-      <p><%= post.caption %></p>
-    </div>
-    <div class="col-6 mt-5">
-      <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/profile">Return to Profile</a>
-      <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/feed">Return to Feed</a>
+      <ul>
+        <% for(var i=0; i<comments.length; i++) {%>
+          <li class="col-6 justify-content-between mt-5">
+            <%= comments[i].comment%>
+          </li>
+          <% } %>
+      </ul>
+      <div class="col-6 mt-5">
+        <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/profile">Return to Profile</a>
+        <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/feed">Return to Feed</a>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>
 
-<%- include('partials/footer') -%>
+  <%- include('partials/footer') -%>