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Refactor Backend Folder Structure for Better Maintainability #46

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@PayalSharma2023

Title: Refactor Backend Folder Structure for Enhanced Maintainability and Scalability

Description: The current backend folder structure can be optimized to improve code maintainability, scalability, and ease of collaboration. Below is a proposed detailed folder structure with explanations for each directory and file. Adopting this structure will facilitate better organization and streamline the development process.

Proposed folder structure:

/backend
├── /config
│ ├── config.js
│ ├── db.js
│ └── env/
│ ├── development.env
│ ├── production.env
│ └── test.env
├── /controllers
│ ├── authController.js
│ ├── userController.js
│ └── postController.js
├── /models
│ ├── User.js
│ ├── Post.js
│ └── Comment.js
├── /routes
│ ├── authRoutes.js
│ ├── userRoutes.js
│ └── postRoutes.js
├── /middleware
│ ├── authMiddleware.js
│ ├── errorHandler.js
│ └── logger.js
├── /services
│ ├── emailService.js
│ ├── paymentService.js
│ └── notificationService.js
├── /utils
│ ├── helperFunctions.js
│ ├── validators.js
│ └── constants.js
├── /tests
│ ├── /controllers
│ │ ├── authController.test.js
│ │ └── userController.test.js
│ ├── /models
│ │ └── userModel.test.js
│ ├── /routes
│ │ └── authRoutes.test.js
│ └── /middleware
│ └── authMiddleware.test.js
├── /docs
│ ├── API_DOCUMENTATION.md
│ └── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── /scripts
│ ├── seedDatabase.js
│ └── setup.js
├── /public
│ ├── /uploads
│ │ ├── images/
│ │ └── documents/
│ └── /downloads
├── /logs
│ └── application.log
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
├── server.js
└── README.md

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