Fixed backend issue, update course status working

server/routes/courseRoutes.js

@@ -35,4 +35,39 @@ router.get("/:id", async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Update course status route
+router.patch("/api/courses/:courseId", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const { courseId } = req.params; // Extract courseId from params
+    const { status } = req.body; // Extract status from body
+
+    console.log("Request params:", req.params);
+    console.log("Request body:", req.body);
+
+    // Validate status
+    if (!["submitted", "not submitted"].includes(status.toLowerCase())) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ message: "Invalid status value" });
+    }
+
+    // Find and update the course by courseId
+    const updatedCourse = await Course.findOneAndUpdate(
+      { courseId }, // Query by courseId field
+      { status: status.toLowerCase() }, // Set status (convert to lowercase)
+      { new: true } // Return the updated document
+    );
+
+    if (!updatedCourse) {
+      console.error("Course not found:", courseId);
+      return res.status(404).json({ message: "Course not found" });
+    }
+
+    console.log("Updated course:", updatedCourse);
+    res.status(200).json(updatedCourse);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error updating course status:", error.message);
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Internal server error" });
+  }
+});
+
+
 module.exports = router;