Contact connection

backend/server.js

@@ -42,7 +42,15 @@ const User = mongoose.model("users", UserSchema)
 // Contact Schema
 
 // TODO (Frank & Madeline): Create a ContactSchema
+const ContactSchema = new Schema ({
+    name: { type: String, required: false },
+    email: { type: String, required: true},
+    subject: { type: String, required: true},
+    message: { type: String, required: true}
+})
 
+const Contact = mongoose.model('Contact', ContactSchema);
+// export default Contact;
 
 // Class Schema
 
@@ -64,7 +72,41 @@ const User = mongoose.model("users", UserSchema)
 // Contact
 
 // TODO (Frank & Madeline): Create an endpoint to receive and upload contact inquiries to the database
-
+// async function uploadContact () {
+//     const article = new Contact({
+//     name: 'test user',
+//     email: '[email protected]',
+//     subject: 'Test Inquiry',
+//     message: 'Test message'
+
+//     });
+
+//     await article.save();
+//     const firstContact = await Contact.findOne({});
+//     console.log(firstContact);
+// }
+// uploadContact().catch(console.error);
+
+// const firstArticle = await Contact.findOne({});
+// console.log(firstArticle);
+app.post('/api/contact', async (req, res) => {
+    const{ name, email, subject, message } = req.body
+    try {
+        const newContact = new Contact({
+            name,
+            email,
+            subject,
+            message
+        })
+        await newContact.save()
+
+        res.status(201).json({message: 'Inquiry submitted successfully'})
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        console.error('Error submitting inquiry:', err);
+        res.status(500).json({message: 'Error submitting inquiry'})
+    }
+})
 
 // Classes
 

src/pages/Contact.jsx

@@ -14,19 +14,30 @@ export default function Contact( ) {
     setFormData({ ...formData, [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
   };
 
-  const handleSubmit = (e) => {
+  const handleSubmit = async (e) => {
+    const { name, email, subject, message } = formData
+
     e.preventDefault();
-
-    const alertMessage = `
-      Name: ${formData.name}
-      Email: ${formData.email}
-      Subject: ${formData.subject}
-      Message: ${formData.message}
-    `;
-
-    alert(alertMessage);
-
-    console.log('Form submitted:', formData);
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch("http://localhost:4000/api/contact", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: {
+          "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({name, email, subject, message})
+      })
+
+      if(!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`Response status: ${response.status}`);
+      }
+      const json = await response.json()
+      console.log(json)
+      alert("Inquiry submitted successfully!")
+
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(error.message)
+      alert("There was an error submitting the inquiry.")
+    }
   };