🌀 Feedloop – Feedback Management System

Feedloop is a full-stack feedback management tool inspired by Stack Overflow. It allows users to share ideas, upvote/downvote feedback, comment in threaded discussions, and help product teams collect and prioritize insights efficiently.

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🚀 Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	Next.js, TypeScript
Backend	Nest.js, TypeScript
Database	PostgreSQL
ORM	TypeORM
Authentication	JWT & Bcrypt
Containerization	Docker

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📜 Features

👥 User Module

• Register/Login with unique username or email.

• Add Feedback with title, description, tags, and visibility (Public/Private).

• Tag Management: Choose existing tags or create new ones instantly.

• Edit/Delete Feedback anytime.

• View History of all feedbacks posted by the user.

• Upvote/Downvote Feedback (toggle behavior).

• Comment & Reply (nested thread structure using self-relations).

• Highlight Own Comments when viewing threads.

• Filters for Feedback:

  • Search by title/description
  • Multi-tag selection
  • Sort by score
  • Filter by author
  • Pagination and limit options

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🏠 Public/Home Page

• View all public feedbacks with:

  • Author, Title, Description, Tags
  • Upvote/Downvote buttons with live score
  • “Add Comment” and “View Comments” options

• Non-logged users can browse feedbacks but must log in to interact.

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🔧 Admin Module

• Admin Login with predefined credentials (seeded data).

• View All Feedbacks and Comments, including deleted ones.

• Advanced Filters:

  • Show/Hide deleted feedbacks
  • Show/Hide deleted comments

• Manage Users:

  • Disable login
  • Hide all feedbacks
  • Hide all comments
  • Undo restrictions anytime

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🐳 Docker Setup

A Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml are included for easy deployment.

Run the project with Docker

docker-compose up --build

This will start:

• Next.js frontend on port 3000
• Nest.js backend on port 5000
• PostgreSQL on port 5432

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⚙️ Local Development Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

2️⃣ Install dependencies

# Frontend
cd frontend
npm install

# Backend
cd ../backend
npm install

3️⃣ Configure environment variables

Create .env files in both folders:

Frontend (frontend/.env):

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:3000

Backend (backend/.env):

DATABASE_HOST=localhost
DATABASE_PORT=5432
DATABASE_USER=postgres
DATABASE_PASSWORD=yourpassword
DATABASE_NAME=feedloop
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4️⃣ Run the app locally

# Backend
npm run start:dev

# Frontend
npm run dev

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🧩 Folder Structure

feedloop/
│
├── backend/              # Nest.js API
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── auth/
│   │   ├── users/
│   │   ├── feedback/
│   │   ├── comments/
│   │   └── admin/
│   └── main.ts
│
├── frontend/             # Next.js Client
│   ├── components/
│   ├── pages/
│   ├── hooks/
│   └── utils/
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├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md

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🧠 Key Highlights

• Self-referential comment structure (nested replies).
• Tag system with live creation and selection.
• JWT-based secure authentication.
• Admin-only controls and moderation.
• Modular codebase with TypeORM relations.
• Tested and deployable using Docker.