Twitter Analytics App

Full-stack web app for Web and Mobile Design coursework: users sign in, search Twitter via the Twitter API v2, and view analytics with Chart.js. Sessions and data live in MongoDB; contact, signup, and password flows use Nodemailer, Google reCAPTCHA, and JWT reset links.

Live demo: https://my-twitter-analytics-app.onrender.com

Stack

Area	Technologies
Runtime & server	Node.js, Express, EJS
Data	MongoDB, Mongoose, connect-mongo sessions
External APIs	Twitter API v2, Google reCAPTCHA
Frontend	Bootstrap, Chart.js, Web Workers
Security & UX	Helmet (CSP), bcrypt, JWT (password reset), Gravatar

Prerequisites

• Node.js (LTS recommended)
• MongoDB Atlas (or compatible cluster) and a Twitter developer Bearer token
• SMTP credentials if you use contact / forgot-password email
• Google reCAPTCHA v2 keys (site key is in the EJS views; secret goes in env)

Setup

npm install

Create a .env file in the project root (never commit real secrets):

Variable	Purpose
PORT	HTTP port (default 3000)
Db_Username, Db_Password, Db_Cluster, Db_Name	MongoDB Atlas connection
Session_name, Session_secret	Express session cookie name and secret
Bearer_Token	Twitter API v2 bearer token
CAPTCHA_SECRET	Google reCAPTCHA secret
EMAIL, EMAIL_PSW	Nodemailer SMTP user and password
Server_Secret	Base secret for JWT password-reset tokens
HOSTNAME	Host used in reset links (e.g. localhost:3000 or your production domain)

Run locally

npm run devStart

Uses nodemon on server.js. For a one-off run without file watching:

node server.js

Scripts

Command	Description
npm run devStart	Start with nodemon (reloads on changes; *.json ignored per config)

Author & license

Sameera Kaluwaduge — ISC (see package.json).

Repository: https://github.com/samdsk/lab-pwm