feat(auth): add demo user seeding for local development

server/index.js

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import multer from "multer";
 import { v2 as cloudinary } from "cloudinary";
 import streamifier from "streamifier";
 import analyticsRoutes from "./routes/analytics.js";
+import seedDemoUser from "./utils/seedDemoUser.js";
 
 
 const app = express();
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ app.use(
 // Connect to database
 connectDB();
 
+// Seed demo user
+seedDemoUser();
+
 // Middleware
 app.use(express.json());
 // In your server.js or app.js

server/utils/seedDemoUser.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import User from "../models/UserSchema.js";
+import bcrypt from "bcryptjs";
+
+// Function to seed a demo user
+
+const seedDemoUser = async () => {
+  try {
+    const existingUser = await User.findOne({
+        email: "demo@secureshare.com",
+        });
+
+    if (existingUser) {
+      console.log("Demo user already exists");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const salt = await bcrypt.genSalt(12);
+    const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash("demo123", salt);
+
+    await User.create({
+        username: "demo_user",
+        email: "demo@secureshare.com",
+        password: hashedPassword,
+    });
+
+    console.log("Demo user seeded successfully");
+    } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error seeding demo user:", error.message);
+    }
+};
+
+export default seedDemoUser;