Merge pull request #1160 from OneCommunityGlobal/huijie-category-sear…

…ch-application-page

huijie -  application page category search

src/controllers/jobsController.js

@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ const getJobById = async (req, res) => {
 
 // Controller to create a new job
 const createJob = async (req, res) => {
-  const { title, category, description, imageUrl, location, applyLink, jobDetailsLink } =
-    req.body;
+  const { title, category, description, imageUrl, location, applyLink, jobDetailsLink } = req.body;
 
   try {
     const newJob = new Job({
@@ -107,11 +106,26 @@ const deleteJob = async (req, res) => {
   }
 };
 
+const getCategories = async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const categories = await Job.distinct('category', {});
+
+    // Sort categories alphabetically
+    categories.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
+
+    res.status(200).json({ categories });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error fetching categories:', error);
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Failed to fetch categories' });
+  }
+};
+
 // Export controllers as a plain object
 module.exports = {
   getJobs,
   getJobById,
   createJob,
   updateJob,
   deleteJob,
+  getCategories,
 };

src/routes/jobsRouter.js

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 // Define routes
 router.get('/', jobsController.getJobs);
+router.get('/categories', jobsController.getCategories);
 router.get('/:id', jobsController.getJobById);
 router.post('/', jobsController.createJob);
 router.put('/:id', jobsController.updateJob);