Curasync is a comprehensive healthcare platform that connects patients, doctors, pharmacies, and laboratories in a unified digital ecosystem. This repository contains the backend API that powers the Curasync application, built with Node.js and Express.js.
The backend is structured as a standalone microservice and is successfully deployed on Render. You can access it at: https://curasync-backend.onrender.com/
- Runtime: Node.js
- Framework: Express.js
- Database: MongoDB with Mongoose ODM
- Session Store: Redis
- Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
- Real-time Communication: Socket.io
- File Storage: Cloudinary
- Security: bcrypt.js for password hashing, ChaCha20 encryption for messages
- Multi-role Authentication: Secure login system for doctors, patients, pharmacies, and laboratories
- Refresh Token System: Enhanced security with access and refresh tokens
- Real-time Messaging: WebSocket-based chat functionality between all user types
- Timeline System: Medical history and notes sharing
- Request Management: Connection requests between different entities
- File Upload/Download: Lab report management with Cloudinary integration
- Data Visualization: Integration with visualization services for lab report analysis
The API is structured around four main user roles:
- Doctor: User management, patient interactions, messaging
- Patient: Profile management, doctor/lab/pharmacy interactions
- Pharmacy: Medication management, patient communication
- Laboratory: Test results management, patient interactions
Main API Endpoints
- Authentication:
/login,/refresh,/logout - Doctor routes:
/doctor/* - Patient routes:
/patient/* - Pharmacy routes:
/pharmacy/* - Laboratory routes:
/laboratory/* - Lab reports:
/labreport/*
Real-time communication is implemented using Socket.io with two namespaces:
/chat- For direct messaging between users/timeline- For timeline updates