Search User API

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

@@ -63,4 +63,26 @@ const authUser = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
     }
 });
 
-module.exports = { registerUser, authUser };
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+// /api/user?search = minosh     - goint to creat search query
+//This is how to access the query (search query)
+const allUsers = asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
+    const keyword = req.query.search ? {
+        //use $or operation
+        $or: [
+            //references from MongoDB pages.can get more information from that about $regex
+            { name: { $regex: req.query.search, $options: "i" } },
+            { email: { $regex: req.query.search, $options: "i" } },
+            
+        ],
+    }
+        : {};
+    
+    //query write to database
+    const users = await (await User.find(keyword));  //.find({ _id: { $ne: req.user._id } });
+    // find({_id:{$ne:req.user._id}}) - current id user loged in
+
+    res.send(users); //to return
+
+});
+
+module.exports = { registerUser, authUser,allUsers };
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IT18021080/Telemedicine-Chat-App/backend/routes/userRoutes.js

 const express = require("express");
-const { registerUser,authUser } = require("../controllers/userControllers");
+const { registerUser,authUser,allUsers } = require("../controllers/userControllers");
 
 
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-router.route("/").post(registerUser);
-router.post("/login",authUser );
+router.route("/").post(registerUser).get(allUsers);  //User searching API end point
+router.post("/login", authUser);
+
+
 
 module.exports = router;