SegFault

A modern Q&A platform built with ASP.NET Core 8.0, inspired by Stack Overflow. SegFault allows users to ask questions, provide answers, and engage with the developer community through voting and categorization.

Team members

• Păcurariu Răzvan Mihai
• Eusebiu Rîmboi

Features

• User Authentication & Authorization: Complete user registration, login, and profile management with ASP.NET Core Identity
• Question & Answer System: Users can post questions, provide answers, and engage in discussions
• Voting System: Upvote/downvote questions and answers to highlight quality content
• Category Management: Organize questions by categories for better discoverability
• User Profiles: View user activity, questions, and answers
• Rich Text Editing: Enhanced content creation with Summernote editor
• Responsive Design: Mobile-friendly interface built with Bootstrap

Technology Stack

• Framework: ASP.NET Core 8.0 (MVC)
• Database: SQL Server with Entity Framework Core
• Authentication: ASP.NET Core Identity
• Frontend: Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Summernote
• Security: HTML Sanitization for user content

Project Structure

SegFault/
├── Controllers/         # MVC Controllers (Questions, Answers, Categories, Users)
├── Models/             # Data models (Question, Answer, Category, ApplicationUser)
├── Views/              # Razor views and layouts
├── Data/               # Entity Framework DbContext
├── Areas/Identity/     # Identity UI pages (Login, Register, etc.)
├── Migrations/         # Database migrations
├── wwwroot/           # Static files (CSS, JS, images)
└── Utils/             # Utility classes

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET 8.0 SDK
• SQL Server (LocalDB or full instance)
• Visual Studio 2022 or VS Code

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Navigate to the SegFault directory
3. Update the connection string in appsettings.json
4. Run database migrations:

   dotnet ef database update

5. Start the application:

   dotnet run

The application will be available at https://localhost:5001 (or the port specified in launchSettings.json).

Key Models

• Question: Represents a user question with title, content, and associated answers
• Answer: Responses to questions with voting capabilities
• Category: Topic classification for questions
• ApplicationUser: Extended Identity user with additional properties
• Post: Base class for questions and answers with common properties (content, score, timestamps)