Description: A platform to share computer science knowledge
Features
The following required functionality is completed:
A create form that allows the user to create posts
Posts have a title and optionally additional textual content and/or an image added as an external image URL
A home feed displaying previously created posts. By default, the time created, title, and number of upvotes for each post is shown on the feed
Clicking on a post shall direct the user to a new page for the selected post
Users can sort posts by either their created time or upvotes count
Users can search for posts by title
A separate post page for each created post, where any additional information is shown is linked whenever a user clicks a post
Users can leave comments underneath a post on the post's separate page
Each post should have an upvote button on the post's page. Each click increases its upvotes count by one and users can upvote any number of times
A previously created post can be edited or deleted from its post page
The following optional features are implemented:
Users can only edit and deleted posts or delete comments by entering the secret key, which is set by the user during post creation
Upon launching the web app, the user is assigned a random user ID. It will be associated with all posts and comments that they make and displayed on them.
Users can repost a previous post by referencing its post ID. On the post page of the new post, the referenced post is displayed and linked, creating a thread
Users can customize the interface of the web app
Users can share and view web videos
Users can set flags while creating a post. Then users can filter posts by flags on the home feed.
Users can upload images directly from their local machine as an image file
Display a loading animation whenever data is being fetche