essential forum code

backend/models/index.js

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ const User = require("./User");
 const Item = require("./Item");
 const Rental = require("./Rental");
 const Message = require("./Message");
-const ItemRequest = require("./ItemRequest");
-const ItemRequestResponse = require("./ItemRequestResponse");
+const ForumPost = require("./ForumPost");
+const ForumComment = require("./ForumComment");
+const PostTag = require("./PostTag");
 const UserAddress = require("./UserAddress");
 const ConditionCheck = require("./ConditionCheck");
 const AlphaInvitation = require("./AlphaInvitation");
@@ -31,29 +32,22 @@ Message.belongsTo(Message, {
   foreignKey: "parentMessageId",
 });
 
-User.hasMany(ItemRequest, { as: "itemRequests", foreignKey: "requesterId" });
-ItemRequest.belongsTo(User, { as: "requester", foreignKey: "requesterId" });
+// Forum associations
+User.hasMany(ForumPost, { as: "forumPosts", foreignKey: "authorId" });
+ForumPost.belongsTo(User, { as: "author", foreignKey: "authorId" });
 
-User.hasMany(ItemRequestResponse, {
-  as: "itemRequestResponses",
-  foreignKey: "responderId",
-});
-ItemRequest.hasMany(ItemRequestResponse, {
-  as: "responses",
-  foreignKey: "itemRequestId",
-});
-ItemRequestResponse.belongsTo(User, {
-  as: "responder",
-  foreignKey: "responderId",
-});
-ItemRequestResponse.belongsTo(ItemRequest, {
-  as: "itemRequest",
-  foreignKey: "itemRequestId",
-});
-ItemRequestResponse.belongsTo(Item, {
-  as: "existingItem",
-  foreignKey: "existingItemId",
-});
+User.hasMany(ForumComment, { as: "forumComments", foreignKey: "authorId" });
+ForumComment.belongsTo(User, { as: "author", foreignKey: "authorId" });
+
+ForumPost.hasMany(ForumComment, { as: "comments", foreignKey: "postId" });
+ForumComment.belongsTo(ForumPost, { as: "post", foreignKey: "postId" });
+
+// Self-referential association for nested comments
+ForumComment.hasMany(ForumComment, { as: "replies", foreignKey: "parentCommentId" });
+ForumComment.belongsTo(ForumComment, { as: "parentComment", foreignKey: "parentCommentId" });
+
+ForumPost.hasMany(PostTag, { as: "tags", foreignKey: "postId" });
+PostTag.belongsTo(ForumPost, { as: "post", foreignKey: "postId" });
 
 User.hasMany(UserAddress, { as: "addresses", foreignKey: "userId" });
 UserAddress.belongsTo(User, { as: "user", foreignKey: "userId" });
@@ -93,8 +87,9 @@ module.exports = {
   Item,
   Rental,
   Message,
-  ItemRequest,
-  ItemRequestResponse,
+  ForumPost,
+  ForumComment,
+  PostTag,
   UserAddress,
   ConditionCheck,
   AlphaInvitation,