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backend/index.js

@@ -1,43 +1,70 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const cors = require('cores');
+const cors = require('cors');
+const axios = require('axios');
 const app = express();
 const PORT = 3000;
 
-// app.use(cors()); // this is for security, eventually we need it so that 
-// see for yourself what happens when you get to the front end stage^
+app.use(cors());
+
+const baseURL = 'https://random-word-api.herokuapp.com/word';
 
 let score = 0;
+let guesses = 0;
+let correct = 0;
+let words = [];
 
+// Function to fetch a random word from the API
+async function fetchRandomWord() {
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.get(`${baseURL}`);
+    return response.data; // Extract the first word from the API response array
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw error; // Handle errors as needed
+  }
+}
 
-app.get('/', (req, res) => {
-    res.send('hello world!');
-});
+// Function to scramble a word (replace this with your actual scramble logic)
+// Function to scramble a word (replace this with your actual scramble logic)
+function scrambleWord(word) {
+    // Implement your word scrambling logic here
+    // For example, you can shuffle the characters in the word
+    word = word[0];
+    const shuffledWord = word.split('').sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5).join('');
+    return shuffledWord;
+  }
+
 
-app.get(`/score`, (req, res) => {
-    res.send(`${score}`);
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+  res.send('Hello, World!');
 });
 
+app.get('/get_word', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const randomWord = await fetchRandomWord(); // Fetch a random word using the API
+    const scrambledWord = scrambleWord(randomWord); // Scramble the word
 
-// path not working here:
-// app.patch('score', (req, res) => {
-//     score += parseInt(req.query.val);
-//     res.send(`${score}`);
-// });
+    res.json({ scrambledWord });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error fetching a random word from the API' });
+  }
+});
 
+app.get('/score', (req, res) => {
+  res.send(`${score}`);
+});
 
-// eventually you will need to send the backend a guess, and tell them whether or not it was wrong.
-// one way is through status codes, here is one way:
+// Increment or decrement the score based on the query parameter
 app.patch('/score', (req, res) => {
-    score += parseInt(req.query.val);
-    res.status(250).send(`${score}`);
+    const val = parseInt(req.query.val);
+    if (!isNaN(val)) {
+      score += val;
+      res.status(200).json({ score, guessedWords });
+    } else {
+      res.status(400).json({ message: 'Invalid score value' });
+    }
 });
-// different number ranges mean different things. Will have to do it for later endpoints.
-
-
-// one more package cors
 
 app.listen(PORT, () => {
-    console.log(`Backend is running on https://localhost:${PORT}`);
-})
-
-// nodemon is not working
+  console.log(`Backend is running on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+});