Introduction of town council

server/assets/town_councils.json

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "townCouncils": [
+    "Aljunied\u2014Hougang",
+    "Ang Mo Kio",
+    "Bishan\u2014Toa Payoh",
+    "Chua Chu Kang",
+    "East Coast",
+    "Holland\u2014Bukit Panjang",
+    "Jalan Besar",
+    "Jurong\u2014Clementi",
+    "Marine Parade",
+    "Marsiling\u2014Yew Tee",
+    "Nee Soon",
+    "Pasir Ris\u2014Punggol",
+    "Sembawang",
+    "Sengkang",
+    "Tampines",
+    "Tanjong Pagar",
+    "West Coast"
+  ]
+}

server/models/User.js

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ module.exports = (sequelize) => {
         type: DataTypes.BLOB("long"),
         allowNull: true,
       },
+      townCouncil: {
+        type: DataTypes.STRING(30),
+        allowNull: false,
+      },
       accountType: {
         type: DataTypes.TINYINT(2),
         allowNull: false,

server/routes/users.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const { sign } = require("jsonwebtoken");
 const multer = require("multer");
 const sharp = require("sharp");
 const { sendPasswordResetEmail } = require("../connections/mailersend");
+const fs = require("fs");
 const {
   generatePasswordResetToken,
 } = require("../security/generatePasswordResetToken");
@@ -446,4 +447,25 @@ async function resetPassword(token, newPassword) {
   await user.save();
 }
 
+function readTownCouncilsFile() {
+  try {
+    const data = fs.readFileSync("assets/town_councils.json", "utf8");
+    return data;
+    // const parsedData = JSON.parse(data);
+    // return parsedData;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("Error reading JSON file:", err);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+router.get("/town-councils-metadata", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    let result = readTownCouncilsFile();
+    res.json(result);
+  } catch {
+    res.status(401);
+  }
+});
+
 module.exports = router;