A frontend-only React application (Vite + TypeScript + Zustand) that simulates a lightweight academic social feed for junior researchers to showcase work and obtain endorsements. This repository contains a mock, client-side-only implementation with in-memory state managed by Zustand.

Live preview (intended host): https://endorsment.cargdev.io

Author

Name: cargdev
Contact: carlos.gutierrez@carg.dev
Website: https://cargdev.io
GitHub: https://github.com/CarGDev/endorsment

Screenshot

Quick start

npm install
npm run dev
Open http://localhost:5173

Features

Create user profiles with specialties
Create posts with in-memory Markdown attachments
Endorse users by specialty and endorse posts
Share endorsement links (copies a generated arXiv-style URL)
Notifications for in-app actions (top-right)
Simple responsive layout with feed and suggestions

Project structure

src/

main.tsx
App.tsx
routes/
- Home.tsx
- Profile.tsx
- CreateUser.tsx
- PostDetail.tsx
components/
- Navbar.tsx
- Feed.tsx
- PostCard.tsx
- UserCard.tsx
- EndorseButton.tsx
- MarkdownPreview.tsx
- CreatePostModal.tsx
- NotificationCenter.tsx
store/
- useAppStore.ts
types/
- User.ts
- Post.ts
mock/
- seedData.ts
utils/
- fileHelpers.ts

Notes

This project is intentionally frontend-only. No backend or server is required.
Markdown rendering is minimal and for demo purposes only — do not render untrusted input in production without sanitization.

License MIT