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Description

Fullstack vacation rental application inspired by Airbnb, developed with React for the frontend, Node.js/Express for the backend, and MongoDB for the database.

House Way is a complete platform allowing users to search, book, and manage vacation rentals, with a modern and secure architecture.

User interface of House Way, displaying available rental listings and search functionality.

This application adopts a clearly separated three-tier architecture, with a React frontend, Node.js/Express backend, and MongoDB database. Communication between layers is ensured by a secure REST API.

The platform offers a complete set of features:

User management with secure JWT authentication
Complete CRUD operations for rental listings with photo uploads
Booking system with availability verification
Administration panel for property owners and administrators

Several measures have been implemented to ensure security and performance:

Input validation with Joi/Yup on backend and frontend
Protection against injections and other vulnerabilities
Query optimization with pagination and lazy loading
Caching of frequently accessed data

The application is deployed with a distributed architecture on GitHub Pages for the frontend, Heroku for the backend, and MongoDB Atlas for the database.

// Extract from Express backend for property management
const express = require('express');
const router = express.Router();
const authenticate = require('../middleware/authenticate');
const Property = require('../models/property');
const upload = require('../config/multer');
const cloudinary = require('../config/cloudinary');

// Route to create a new property
router.post('/', authenticate, upload.array('images', 10), async (req, res) => {
  try {
    // Check user permissions
    if (req.user.role !== 'owner' && req.user.role !== 'admin') {
      return res.status(403).json({ message: 'Unauthorized access' });
    }
    
    // Process uploaded images
    const imageUrls = [];
    if (req.files && req.files.length > 0) {
      for (const file of req.files) {
        const result = await cloudinary.uploader.upload(file.path);
        imageUrls.push(result.secure_url);
      }
    }
    
    // Create the new property
    const newProperty = new Property({
      title: req.body.title,
      description: req.body.description,
      location: {
        address: req.body.address,
        city: req.body.city,
        country: req.body.country,
        coordinates: {
          lat: req.body.latitude,
          lng: req.body.longitude
        }
      },
      price: req.body.price,
      capacity: req.body.capacity,
      amenities: req.body.amenities.split(','),
      images: imageUrls,
      owner: req.user.id
    });
    
    await newProperty.save();
    res.status(201).json(newProperty);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Server error' });
  }
});

// Other routes for property management...

module.exports = router;