ConnectHub 🌐

ConnectHub is a social networking web application inspired by Twitter X, designed to connect people and share thoughts, updates, and conversations.

Features ✨

• User Authentication: Secure user registration and authentication system.
• Post Creation: Create and share posts with text and images.
• Follow/Followers: Ability to follow other users and view followers.
• Feed: Personalized feed displaying posts from followed users.
• Likes and Comments: Like and comment on posts.
• Profile Management: View and update user profile details.

Technologies Used 🚀

• Frontend:

  • React.js with Hooks
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Axios for HTTP requests
  • React Query for state management and data fetching

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB (for database)
  • JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for authentication

Usage 🖥️

1. Register a new user account:

   • Navigate to the registration page.
   • Fill out the required information to create a new user account.

2. Log in with your credentials:

   • Use your registered email and password to log in to the ConnectHub app.

3. Explore the app features powered by react-query:

   • Data fetching with hooks like useQuery and useMutation:

     • Leverage useQuery to fetch data from the server and manage state seamlessly.
     • Utilize useMutation to perform data mutations (e.g., create, update, delete) with optimistic updates.

   • Optimistic updates and caching for a responsive user experience:

     • Benefit from React Query's built-in caching and automatic refetching to keep data fresh and minimize network requests.
     • Experience optimistic updates to provide immediate feedback to users while awaiting server responses.

Contributing 🌟

Contributions are welcome! If you have any ideas, improvements, or bug fixes, please feel free to submit a pull request.

1. Fork the repository:

   • Click on the "Fork" button at the top right corner of the repository page to create your own copy of the project.

2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name):

   • Choose a descriptive branch name that reflects the feature or improvement you're working on.

3. Make your changes:

   • Implement your changes and improvements within the project.

4. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature'):

   • Commit your changes with a clear and concise commit message describing the purpose of your changes.

5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature-name):

   • Push your changes to the remote repository on GitHub.

6. Open a pull request:

   • Navigate to the repository on GitHub.
   • Click on the "New pull request" button.
   • Select your branch and describe your changes in the pull request.

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Note: Please follow the project's code of conduct and guidelines when contributing. Thank you for helping to improve ConnectHub!