From 8035a4bb1bbd1e4cf57c30d9e445bda4d908a1a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sundaram Kumar Jha <93595231+sundaram2021@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 23:56:15 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Checks for any duplicate post

---
 server/controllers/posts.js | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server/controllers/posts.js b/server/controllers/posts.js
index a7e291470..fa6dbc2b1 100644
--- a/server/controllers/posts.js
+++ b/server/controllers/posts.js
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export const getPost = async (req, res) => {
 
 export const createPost = async (req, res) => {
     const { title, message, selectedFile, creator, tags } = req.body;
+    
+    const match = await PostMessage({ title, message });
+    
+    if(match){
+        return res.status(409).json("duplicate post");
+    }
 
     const newPostMessage = new PostMessage({ title, message, selectedFile, creator, tags })
 
@@ -77,4 +83,4 @@ export const likePost = async (req, res) => {
 }
 
 
-export default router;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default router;