Create Group Chat API

IT18021080/Telemedicine-Chat-App/backend/controllers/chatControllers.js

@@ -73,4 +73,39 @@ const fetchChats = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
     }
 });
 
-module.exports = { accessChat, fetchChats };
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+const createGroupChat = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => { 
+    if (!req.body.users || !req.body.name) {
+        return res.status(400).send({ message: "Please Fill all the feilds" });
+    }
+
+    var users = JSON.parse(req.body.users);
+
+    if (users.length < 2) { // minimun number of users need for group chat 
+        return res
+            .status(400)
+            .send("More than 2 users are required to form a organization chat"); //group chat need more than 2 users
+    }
+
+    users.push(req.user);
+
+    try {
+        const groupChat = await Chat.create({
+            chatName: req.body.name,
+            users: users,
+            isGroupChat: true,
+            groupAdmin: req.user,
+        });
+        //fetch group chat from DB
+        const fullGroupChat = await Chat.findOne({ _id: groupChat._id })
+            .populate("users", "-password")
+            .populate("groupAdmin", "-password");
+        
+        res.status(200).json(fullGroupChat);
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        res.status(400);
+        throw new Error(error.message);
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports = { accessChat, fetchChats, createGroupChat };
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IT18021080/Telemedicine-Chat-App/backend/routes/chatRoutes.js

 const express = require("express");
-const { accessChat, fetchChats } = require("../controllers/chatControllers");
+const { accessChat, fetchChats, createGroupChat } = require("../controllers/chatControllers");
 const { protect } = require("../middleware/authMiddleware");
 
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 router.route("/").post(protect, accessChat); //API route for one on one chat
 router.route("/").get(protect, fetchChats);
-//router.route("/group").post(protect, createGroupChat);  //create group
+router.route("/group").post(protect, createGroupChat);  //create group
 //router.route("/rename").put(protect, renameGroup); //update group
 //router.route("/groupremove").put(protect, removeFromGroup); //remove from group
 //router.route("/groupadd").put(protect, addToGroup); //add someone to group