live demo: https://messageboard-app.herokuapp.com

Final Project for ACS-3909

This is a web application that allows users to post messages to a common message board. The web application satisfies the following requirements.

• The application authenticates and authorizes users to view restricted pages.

• There are two types of users for this web application: administrator and regular.

• All users can post a string(140 characters or less) to the common message board.

  • Each post consists of a username(of the user that posted the message), the message, and a timestamp giving the date and time the message was posted.

• Regular users have access to the following restricted pages

  • Common message board page

    • Contains an option to post a message
    • Updates/displays all users' posts

  • User posts page

    • Lists messages/posts only posted by the currently logged-in user
    • Each post contains a button allowing the user to delete the post

  • Settings page

    • Allows the user to specify whether the post should be listed newest to oldes or vice versa
    • Another setting of my choice
    • Settings must be persisted and saved using cookies

  • Administrators have access to the following restricted pages.

  • Common message board page

    • Contains an option to post a message
    • Updates/displays all users' posts
    • Each message contains a button allowing the administrator to delete the post

  • Users page

    • List all the current users
    • Contains a button next to each user to delete the user
    • Contains a button next to each user to disable/enable the ability for that user to post messages

  • Create Users page

    • Allows the administrator to create a new user

• The two user types(regular/administrator) have a menu on each page with liks to other restricted pages

  • The menu contains a logout link
  • Regular users are not able to access administrator pages