Added option to start exam which serves as an alternative to start date for the exam

src/pages/api/assignments/[id]/start.ts

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+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
+import { app } from "@/firebase";
+import moment from "moment";
+import { getFirestore, doc, getDoc, setDoc } from "firebase/firestore";
+import { withIronSessionApiRoute } from "iron-session/next";
+import { sessionOptions } from "@/lib/session";
+
+const db = getFirestore(app);
+
+export default withIronSessionApiRoute(handler, sessionOptions);
+
+async function post(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
+  // verify if it's a logged user that is trying to archive
+  if (req.session.user) {
+    const { id } = req.query as { id: string };
+    const docSnap = await getDoc(doc(db, "assignments", id));
+
+    if (!docSnap.exists()) {
+      res.status(404).json({ ok: false });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const data = docSnap.data();
+    if (moment().isAfter(moment(data.startDate))) {
+      res
+        .status(400)
+        .json({ ok: false, message: "Assignmentcan no longer " });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await setDoc(
+      docSnap.ref,
+      { start: true },
+      { merge: true }
+    );
+    res.status(200).json({ ok: true });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  res.status(401).json({ ok: false });
+}
+
+async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
+  if (req.method === "POST") return post(req, res);
+  res.status(404).json({ ok: false });
+}