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The alumni directory gives every GradGather user a searchable, filterable view of the alumni network. Users can type any combination of name, graduation year, degree programme, or professional field into a single search bar and immediately see matching alumni cards rendered on the page — no page reload required. The filtering logic runs entirely client-side in JavaScript, keeping the interaction fast and snappy.

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Accessing the Directory

The directory is served from a single Express route that renders the directory.hbs template:
MethodPathDescription
GET/directoryAlumni directory with search & filter
// src/index.js
app.get("/directory", (req, res) => {
  res.render("directory");
});

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Directory Data Structure

The current implementation embeds a static alumniData array directly inside directory.hbs. Each object in the array contains four fields: 
// tempelates/directory.hbs — embedded alumni dataset
const alumniData = [
  { name: "Anay Singh",         year: 2015, degree: "Btech Computer Science", field: "Software Engineering" },
  { name: "Vishal Chauhan",     year: 2018, degree: "Btech Computer Science", field: "Freelance web developer" },
  { name: "Sandhya Yadav",      year: 2020, degree: "Btech Computer Science", field: "Data Analysis" },
  { name: "Tushar Mukherjee",   year: 2017, degree: "Btech Computer Science", field: "Devops " },
  { name: "Vishal Kumar",       year: 2019, degree: "BA Economics",           field: "Junior Android Devloper" },
];
FieldTypeDescription
nameStringAlumni’s full name
yearNumberGraduation year
degreeStringDegree programme (e.g., Btech Computer Science)
fieldStringCurrent professional field or job title

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Search and Filtering

The filter bar at the top of the directory page accepts a single text input (#searchInput). Clicking the Search button triggers the filterAlumni() function, which performs a case-insensitive substring match across all four alumni fields: 
// tempelates/directory.hbs — filter logic
function filterAlumni() {
  const searchInput = document.getElementById('searchInput').value.toLowerCase();

  const filteredData = alumniData.filter(alumni => {
    return (
      alumni.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchInput) ||
      alumni.year.toString().includes(searchInput) ||
      alumni.degree.toLowerCase().includes(searchInput) ||
      alumni.field.toLowerCase().includes(searchInput)
    );
  });
  loadAlumni(filteredData);
}

// Attach listener to the Search button
document.getElementById('filterBtn').addEventListener('click', filterAlumni);
A user can search for "2018" to find alumni who graduated in 2018, or type "devops" to find alumni working in DevOps — the same input box handles all four fields simultaneously.

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Rendering Alumni Cards

When filterAlumni() produces a result set, it passes the filtered array to loadAlumni(data). This function clears the #alumniList container and rebuilds it from scratch, creating one div.alumni DOM element per matching record: 
// tempelates/directory.hbs — card renderer
function loadAlumni(data) {
  const alumniList = document.getElementById('alumniList');
  alumniList.innerHTML = '';  // Clear current list

  data.forEach(alumni => {
    const alumniElement = document.createElement('div');
    alumniElement.classList.add('alumni');
    alumniElement.innerHTML = `
      <p><strong>Name:</strong> ${alumni.name}</p>
      <p><strong>Year:</strong> ${alumni.year}</p>
      <p><strong>Degree:</strong> ${alumni.degree}</p>
      <p><strong>Field:</strong> ${alumni.field}</p>
    `;
    alumniList.appendChild(alumniElement);
  });
}

// Load all alumni when the page first loads
window.onload = function () {
  loadAlumni(alumniData);
};
On initial page load, window.onload calls loadAlumni(alumniData) with the full unfiltered dataset, so all alumni are visible before the user types anything.

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