package.json

// List of packages used for the app, versions, dependencies, 

{
  "name": "binary-upload",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "100Devs Social Network",
  // main file to start the server
  "main": "server.js",
  "scripts": {
    //npm start = nodemon server.js
    "start": "nodemon server.js",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "MIT",
  // can separate into dev dependencies that only runs when developing and not in production ex: nodemon 
  "dependencies": {
    // hash our passwords
    "bcrypt": "^5.0.1",
    // cdn for media 
    "cloudinary": "^1.25.1",
    // used for storage of the session
    "connect-mongo": "^3.2.0",
    //creates .env file to store sensitve keys 
    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
    // Views templating language
    "ejs": "^3.1.6",
    //framework that prevents having to use basic node (lots of needing to know specifics of each request)
    "express": "^4.17.1",
    // show flash messages during login/signup 
    "express-flash": "^0.0.2",
    // creates cookies on our browser so we can save the sessions into data bases
    "express-session": "^1.17.1",
    // allows form requests to be PUT and DELETE req
    "method-override": "^3.0.0",
    // connects to the db 
    "mongodb": "^3.6.5",
    // Object data modeling library that abstracts lots of things from mongo client 
    "mongoose": "^5.12.3",
    // morgan is the dev logger 
    "morgan": "^1.10.0",
    // allows client to upload files 
    "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
    // allows the server to refresh without starting and stoping the server
    "nodemon": "^2.0.7",
    // needed for authentication
    "passport": "^0.6.0",
    // package is needed for local authentication
    "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
    // used for POST req for signup/login 
    "validator": "^13.6.0"
  }
}