Dec 19, 2024

R-Bus API Development (2023)

Backend Development Overview

I worked on the R-Bus backend as a junior developer for about 4 months under the senior dev John W. Fail.

Please read more about the whole project from here. I also worked a lot on the project management and on communications. Do check out the website as well, the link is here.

Tech Stack

The backend for the R-Bus website was built using:

NestJS (NodeJS Framework)
TypeScript
MySQL with Prisma ORM for database interaction
Passport/JWT for authentication
Jest for end-to-end testing

These technologies were selected for their robustness and scalability, critical for managing the real-time audience engagement features of the platform.

Core Contributions

Authentication
- Designed and implemented user authentication using Passport and JWT bearer tokens.
- Configured strategies for access and refresh tokens, ensuring secure and seamless user sessions.
- Worked a lot authentication, including integrating JWT strategies, refresh token logic, and environment-specific configurations.
Database Modeling
- Developed the initial relational database schema using Prisma ORM, focusing on user management and content structuring.
- Designed models establishing relationships and ensuring data integrity.
- Later enhancements included tables for dynamic features like real-time bus tracking and schedules.
Testing and Quality Assurance
- Wrote end-to-end tests using Jest, focusing on authentication flows.
Version Control
- Ensured code reliability and maintained GitHub as the primary development environment for version control and collaboration.
Page Management System
- Implemented a simple page schema and corresponding controller and service, enabling dynamic content updates on the platform.