Added the corresponding requests API endpoint test file for POST users/check API endpoint
Resolved a bug in the requests API endpoint test file file for POST users API endpoint
Refactored ALLOWED_USERNAME_REGEX to utils/config.js
Amended Allowed username regex to only allow alphanumeric characters (uppercase letter not included as all letters will be converted lowercase letters when saved to database) and underscores
Amended POST users API endpoint logic to add custom claims (username field) to firebase Authentication

Removed users.test.js test scenario where username provided is less than 6 characters in line with the removal of username minlength of 6 from user model
Added additional test scenario in users.test.js when no Authorization token is provided

….test.js

Refactored checkUsernameValidity as a separate method in utils/usersUtils.js for improved cohesion
Resolved naming error with regards to the naming of the controller method for users/check API endpoints introduced in the previous commit

…ken method when checkDatabase argument is set to true

Amended test/utils/databaseSetup.js setBackendDefaultUser method with the additional custom claims (username) for firebase Authentication (Part of frontend Integration)
Amended error message for missing and invalid authentication token with consistent message

…oftware in database

Added test search software API endpoint `search_software.rest` file

This is to prepare for usage in frontend typeahead search bar

Note: This does not use `mongodb` build in `text search` (https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/text-search/) due to lack of support for partial

Potential Alternative is to use `Mongodb Atlas Search` (https://www.mongodb.com/atlas/search and https://www.mongodb.com/blog/post/mongodb-atlas-search-now-ga) but it will mean require depending on a third party service.

Another alternative is to use `elasticsearch`

…endpoint

Added `/api/search/software` API endpoint to allow for searching of software in database

…oftware` API endpoint

Amended `search_software.rest` test API endpoint with `page` and `per_page` query params

This is to prepare for pagination support in the frontend

… fields from reference to `user` to an array of string

…model

Amended `software` model by changing `developedBy` and `maintainedBy` fields from reference to `user` to an array of `String`

…-software-api-endpoint

Improved `search` software API endpoint

…ink` and `twitterUsername` fields

Note: `videoLink` field validates if the video link is either `youtube.com` or `vimeo.com` as the plan is to initially support only youtube and vimeo as video hosting websites

Amended `softwareTestUtils.js` to match the updated `software` model

Amended `post_software.rest` test API endpoint file to match the updated `software` model

…e-model

Improved `software` model with `shortDescription`, `pricing`, `videoLink` and `twitterUsername` fields

…ield

…ault-software-model

Added missing `default` field in `software` model `twitterUsername` field

… model `meta` properties are not updated

Amended `patch_softwareById.rest` test API endpoint file to `PATCH` HTTP method from `PUT` HTTP method

…-post-software-api

Resolved a bug in `POST` `software` API endpoint where the `software` model `meta` properties are not updated

…PI endpoints

Added `get_recentAddedSoftware.rest` and `get_recentUpdatedSoftware.rest` test API endpoints files

This is to prepare for frontend integration (listing of recently added and updated software)

Refactored `search_software.rest` test API endpoint file to `search` directory for consistency

…software-api-endpoints

Added `api/software/added/recent` and `api/software/updates/recent` API endpoints

…not part of whitelist

Refactored code with `ALLOWED_VIDEO_HOST_WHITELIST` now available in `utils/config.js` for easier configuration (Improved code quality)

…host-whitelist-bug

Resolved a bug where previously video host with subdomain `www.` was not part of whitelist

… LTS which is currently Nodejs 14

npm upgrade to version `8`

…-to-version-16-lts

Amended GitHub Actions to new nodejs LTS Version `16`