Newsletter CMS

This is a simple CMS for creating Newsletters and Stories.

Features

• Perform CRUD actions for Newsletters/Stories
• Preview an individual story using the given template
• Ability to select a future date using a Datepicker when creating a Story/Newsletter
• Form errors are displayed if an input is not validated when creating/editing Stories and Newsletters
• A Newsletter is automatically generated if a new Story is created and its date doesn't match with any previous Newsletters' dates
• All CRUD actions related to Newsletters/Stories are synced to Lyra API.
• Roadie gem is used for inline styling
• Service Object design pattern is used for handling Lyra API calls

Tech Stack

Front-End: React.js, React Router, Styled Components, Axios, TinyMCE

Back-End: Ruby on Rails, PostregreSQL, Lyra API

Getting Started

This application contains 2 separate folders for Front-End and Back-End. You need to start both of them to run the app.

Start the Back-End app first:

cd backend
bundle install
yarn install
rails db:create db:migrate
rails s #=> Start Server

Then start the Front-End app:

cd ..
cd frontend
yarn install
yarn start #=> Start Server

Improvements

• Make connections to Lyra API/Roadie Styling background-jobs to boost performance.
• Add rspec/jest tests.
• Add loading spinner whenever fetching the API on the Front-End.
• Move API KEY to .env for improved security.