Middleware Service

Backend Information (Needs to be rewritten account for Node)

Needed Commands

One thing that you will have to run every time you want to create a match in the development environment is the pairUp.php file. You can do this by going to http://localhost:8000/pairUp.php.

Libraries Used

Our program uses the JWT firebase authentication library for JWT authentication and uses the mongodb driver for communication with the mongodb server.

File Descriptions

delete.php (Parameters: jwt)

Delete a user from the database given their jwt.

endMeeting.php (Parameters: jwt)

Ends the meeting of a student and a mentor.

endSearch.php (Parameters: jwt)

Ends the search for a meeting of a student or mentor.

getInfo.php (Parameters: jwt)

Gets info about a parent's children.

index.php (Parameters: username, password, firstName, lastName, reason, email, students,parentUsername, role )

Read comments in file for more detailed information, however mainly it creates and verifies users.

isInMeeting.php (Parameters: jwt)

Checks to see if a student or mentor is currently in a meeting.

newGame.php (Parameters: jwt)

Add a mentor or student to the corresponding waiting list.

pairUp.php (No Parameters)

Make all possible matches of students and mentors and create meetings for them.

verify.php (Parameters: jwt)

Verify the validity of the jwt. This checks to ensure that it has not been tampered with.

verifyNoEcho.php (Parameters: jwt)

Verify the validity of the jwt. Instead of echoing out the status, returns it.