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artefactController.js

The artefact controller file is a file containing multiple functions surrounding the management of a user’s artefacts. This includes the creation, editing and removal of artefacts, and the functionality to share artefacts with other users. This is an important script as it addresses the core requirements Requirements wanting to be seen by our client.

Key functions/variables are:

// Artefact object
// Inputs:
// Name - Name of the object to be displayed on dashboard
// Description - Description of the object
// Tags - Categories that we want to identify our object with
// Owner - user ID of the owner of the artefact

const artefact = new Artefact({
    name: req.body.name,
    description: req.body.description,
    tags: req.body.tags,
    owner: req.user.id,
});

//Check if a user is the owner of the artefact, based on their session (login) information. If they aren't the owner of an artefact, don't let them make changes
const checkOwner

// Get artefact if user is the owner
exports.getArtefact

// Create and save an artefact object to the user that is logged in's GCS
exports.createArtefact = [

//Edit's an artefact if it belongs to the user in the session
exports.editArtefact = [

//Deletes artefact if owned by user
exports.deleteArtefact = [

// Allows specified user to gain viewing access to an artefact
exports.addViewer

// Disallows specified user to gain viewing access to an artefact
exports.removeViewer

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