MetaCourse/FRONTEND_INFO.md

MetaCourse — Frontend Info for Backend Setup

Framework

Angular 20.3 (standalone components, no NgModule) Ionic 8.8.4 (UI components) Capacitor 8.3 (mobile wrapper — Android & iOS)

API Base URL (currently hardcoded)

File: src/app/services/api.service.ts Value: http://localhost:8080

Auth

• No HTTP interceptor — tokens are NOT sent in headers automatically
• User info stored in localStorage under key: metacourse_user
• Format: { userId: string, name: string, email: string }
• No JWT implementation yet — backend can choose session or JWT

CORS

Dev server runs on http://localhost:4200 Backend must allow that origin

Expected API prefix

All endpoints are prefixed with /api Examples: /api/users/login, /api/courses, /api/topics

Data formats

• All requests/responses: JSON
• IDs: string (UUID expected)
• Dates: ISO 8601 string

Error format expected by frontend

{ message: string }

Environment files

No environment.ts files exist yet. Backend should provide a base URL to hardcode or an environment file template.