Are you Redi to find love??

Cornell's first and best dating app, connecting students through authentic campus experiences.

• /backend - Node.js/Express API server with Firebase integration
• /frontend - React Native mobile app built with Expo
• /redi-web - Next.js landing page for marketing and waitlist

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• Expo CLI (npm install -g @expo/cli)
• Firebase project with Firestore and Authentication enabled
• Cornell NetID for testing

git clone <repository-url>
cd redi
npm install  # Install root dependencies

cd backend
npm install

# Create .env file with Firebase credentials
cp .env.example .env  # Edit with your Firebase config

# Start development server
npm run dev  # Runs on http://localhost:3001

FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id
FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL=your-service-account-email
FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n"
REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:3001

cd frontend
npm install

# Configure Firebase (add your config files)
# - google-services.json (Android)
# - GoogleService-Info.plist (iOS)

# Start Expo development server
npm start  # Choose platform (iOS/Android/Web)

cd redi-web
npm install

# Start Next.js development server
npm run dev  # Runs on http://localhost:3000

• npm run dev - Start development server with hot reload
• npm run build - Build TypeScript to JavaScript
• npm start - Run production server
• npm run list-emails - List all waitlist emails

Located in /backend/scripts/:

• Clean Email Data: node scripts/clean-emails.js Removes test/fake emails and duplicates from response.json

• Batch Upload Emails: npx tsx scripts/upload-emails.ts Uploads cleaned emails from response.json to Firebase Firestore in batches

  • Processes emails in batches of 500 (Firestore limit)
  • Automatically skips duplicates
  • Updates global stats counter
  • Includes verification and detailed logging

Usage Example:

cd backend

# First, clean the email data
node scripts/clean-emails.js

# Then upload to Firebase
npx tsx scripts/upload-emails.ts

Requirements:

• response.json file in backend root containing array of {id, email} objects
• Firebase project configured with proper credentials in .env
• landing-emails and stats Firestore collections (auto-created if missing)

• npm start - Start Expo development server
• npm run android - Run on Android device/emulator
• npm run ios - Run on iOS device/simulator
• npm run web - Run in web browser
• npm run lint - Run ESLint

• npm run dev - Start Next.js development server
• npm run build - Build for production
• npm start - Run production server
• npm run lint - Run ESLint

• users - Authentication data (netid, email, firebaseUid)
• profiles - Dating profiles (bio, photos, Cornell-specific data)
• landing-emails - Waitlist email collection

• Cornell NetID-based authentication
• Profile management with Cornell schools/majors
• Image uploads via Firebase Storage
• Matching system framework (algorithm TBD)

• POST /api/users - Create new user
• POST /api/users/login - User login

• GET /api/profiles - List profiles (with filters)
• GET /api/profiles/me - Get current user's profile
• GET /api/profiles/:netid - Get profile by NetID
• POST /api/profiles - Create new profile
• PUT /api/profiles/me - Update current user's profile
• DELETE /api/profiles/me - Delete current user's profile
• GET /api/profiles/matches - Get potential matches

• GET /api/landing-emails - Get waitlist emails
• POST /api/landing-emails - Add email to waitlist

# Backend tests (when implemented)
cd backend && npm test

# Frontend tests (when implemented)
cd frontend && npm test

Deploy to your preferred platform (Heroku, Railway, Render, etc.) with environment variables configured.

# Build for production
cd frontend
npm run build:web  # For web deployment
eas build  # For app store builds (requires Expo account)

## Frontend Development Commands

```bash
# Start development server
npm start

# Run on specific platform
npm run ios
npm run android
npm run web

# Type checking
npx tsc --noEmit

# Linting
npm run lint

Automatically deployed via Netlify on push to main branch.

Available formatting commands:

From root directory (/Users/jujucrane/dev/redi):

• npm run format - Format all files across the entire codebase
• npm run format:check - Check formatting without making changes
• npm run format:backend - Format only backend files
• npm run format:frontend - Format only frontend files
• npm run format:web - Format only web files

From individual directories:

• Backend: npm run format, npm run lint, npm run lint:fix
• Frontend: npm run format, npm run format:check
• Web: npm run format

• Implement sophisticated matching algorithm
• Add comprehensive test coverage
• Implement push notifications
• Add real-time messaging
• Enhanced profile customization

• TPM: Juju Crane
• Designer/Frontend Dev: Clément Rozé
• Designer: Brandon Lee
• PM: Arsh Aggarwal
• Dev: Abrar Amin

Private project - Cornell DTI