pwa/backend

Novya Backend

Independent HTTP API for the Novya learning PWA. Authenticated progress, PCQ-24 assessments, course sessions, chat, and AI coach run through this service; MySQL is the source of truth.

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js 20+ + TypeScript (ESM)
• HTTP: Hono
• Database: MySQL 8 via Prisma (backend/prisma/schema.prisma)
• Validation: Zod
• Auth: Argon2 passwords, opaque Bearer sessions (SHA-256 hashed at rest)
• Logging: Pino
• AI: OpenAI-compatible client (default GapGPT via OPENAI_BASE_URL)

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• npm
• MySQL 8+ (local or docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d)

Getting Started

cd backend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
npm run prisma:migrate:dev
npm run prisma:seed
npm run dev

API default: http://localhost:3001
PWA (CORS): http://localhost:5173

prisma:seed upserts the 11 course sessions and 9 assignment definitions. Server startup also upserts both as a safety net.

Scripts

Script	Description
npm run dev	Dev server with hot reload
npm run build	Compile TypeScript → dist/
npm run start	Run compiled server
npm run test	Domain + e2e API tests
npm run lint	ESLint
npm run typecheck	tsc --noEmit
npm run prisma:generate	Generate Prisma Client
npm run prisma:validate	Validate schema
npm run prisma:migrate:dev	Dev migrations
npm run prisma:migrate:deploy	Apply migrations (prod)
npm run prisma:seed	Upsert 11 course_sessions + 9 assignment definitions

Project Structure

backend/
├── prisma/
│   ├── schema.prisma          # Active schema (identity + learning domain)
│   ├── seed.ts                # Catalog seed (11 sessions)
│   └── migrations/
├── src/
│   ├── app.ts / server.ts     # App factory + listen / shutdown
│   ├── config/                # Env (Zod)
│   ├── lib/                   # prisma, logger, response, clientIp
│   ├── middleware/            # requestId, CORS, rate-limit, auth, errors
│   ├── routes/                # health + module mounts
│   ├── modules/
│   │   ├── auth/              # register, login, guest, me, logout
│   │   ├── users/             # profile name/age
│   │   ├── journey/           # learning step + permissions
│   │   ├── assessments/       # PCQ-24 attempts + scoring
│   │   ├── sessions/          # catalog, progress, complete
│   │   ├── chat/              # chat sessions + messages
│   │   └── ai/                # config, runs, coach prompt/client
│   └── shared/                # errors, types, validation, constants
├── tests/
├── docker-compose.dev.yml
└── .env.example

Root prisma/schema.prisma is a legacy design artifact — see ../prisma/README.md. Use only backend/prisma/.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
NODE_ENV	No	development	development, test, production
PORT	No	3001	HTTP port
HOST	No	0.0.0.0	Bind host
API_VERSION	No	1.0.0	Returned by /version
BUILD_TIMESTAMP	No	—	Optional build stamp for /version
DATABASE_URL	Yes	—	mysql://... (use novya; keep novya_test for tests only)
LOG_LEVEL	No	info	Pino level
CORS_ORIGIN	No	http://localhost:5173	Comma-separated origins
TRUST_PROXY	No	false	Proxy-aware client IP
RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS	No	60000	Rate-limit window
RATE_LIMIT_MAX	No	100	Max requests / window / IP
AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_MAX	No	20	Cap for register/login/guest
AUTH_SESSION_TTL_HOURS	No	168	Opaque session TTL (7 days); no refresh tokens
OPENAI_API_KEY	For AI	""	Backend-only; empty → AI routes return 503
OPENAI_BASE_URL	No	https://api.gapgpt.app/v1	OpenAI-compatible base URL
OPENAI_MODEL	No	gpt-4o-mini	Model id
OPENAI_ORG_ID	No	—	Optional OpenAI org header
OPENAI_PROJECT_ID	No	—	Optional OpenAI project header

Do not put VITE_* secrets in the backend.

Auth

• Bearer token from register/login/guest → header Authorization: Bearer <token>
• Token stored hashed in auth_sessions; revoke on logout or expiry
• Profile age must be at least 12 (no upper age limit)
• One PCQ attempt per user per phase (UNIQUE(userId, phase))

Learning journey (currentStep)

Timestamps are authoritative. Derived steps:

registered → pre_test_done / training_in_progress → training_completed → completed

Permissions on GET /journey: canTakePreTest, canOpenTraining, canTakePostTest, isCompleted.

canTakePostTest is true after pre-test when either training is fully completed or the learner has completed sessions 1–10 (reached Session 11), and the post-test is not yet submitted.

API Endpoints

Health

Method	Path	Auth	Description
GET	/health	No	Liveness
GET	/ready	No	Readiness (MySQL)
GET	/version	No	Version info

Auth & users

Method	Path	Auth	Description
POST	/auth/register	No	Email/password (min 8)
POST	/auth/login	No	Login
POST	/auth/guest	No	Guest user + session
GET	/auth/me	Yes	Current user
POST	/auth/logout	Yes	Revoke session
GET	/users/me	Yes	User + profile
PATCH	/users/me/profile	Yes	Name + age

Journey & assessments

Method	Path	Auth	Description
GET	/journey	Yes	Step + permissions
GET	/assessments/scales/pcq24	Yes	Scale metadata
POST	/assessments/attempts	Yes	Submit pre/post
GET	/assessments/attempts	Yes	History
GET	/assessments/attempts/latest?phase=	Yes	Latest by phase
GET	/assessments/summary	Yes	Pre/post + journey

Sessions (catalog)

Method	Path	Auth	Description
GET	/sessions	Yes	Catalog + unlock/complete flags
GET	/sessions/progress	Yes	Progress summary
GET	/sessions/:order	Yes	One session
POST	/sessions/:order/complete	Yes	Mark complete (idempotent)

Chat & AI

Method	Path	Auth	Description
GET	/chat/sessions	Yes	List chats (?sessionOrder= optional)
POST	/chat/sessions	Yes	Create/reuse chat for a session order
GET	/chat/sessions/:id/messages	Yes	Message history
POST	/chat/sessions/:id/messages	Yes	User message → coach reply
POST	/chat/sessions/:id/start	Yes	Opening coach turn
GET	/ai/config	No	Public AI config (no secrets)
GET	/ai/runs	Yes	User’s AI run log

Response envelope:

{ "success": true|false, "data"|"error": ..., "meta": { "requestId", "timestamp" } }

Schema enums (MVP usage)

Enum	Values	Runtime usage
AttemptStatus	submitted, scored	Always scored. submitted reserved for future drafts.
AiRunStatus	queued, running, succeeded, failed	Create as queued → running → terminal
SessionProgressStatus	not_started, in_progress, completed	Chat opens as in_progress; not_started is default only
ChatRole	system, user, assistant	Only user/assistant persisted; system is prompt-only

Catalog integrity

session_progress.sessionOrder and chat_sessions.sessionOrder FK → course_sessions.order (ON DELETE RESTRICT). Seed the catalog before creating progress/chat rows (npm run prisma:seed).

Deferred (not in this API)

OAuth, phone OTP, guest→account merge, refresh tokens, versioned PCQ tables in DB, production-grade distributed rate limiting.

Related docs

• BACKEND_DATABASE_ARCHITECTURE_SUMMARY.md — architecture overview
• Auth history: BACKEND_AUTH_FOUNDATION_REPORT.md (may be partially historical)