feat: update dependencies and add dotenv, express-rate-limit, and zod; enhance adminSchemas validation

backend/package-lock.json

@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
         "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
         "better-sqlite3": "^11.9.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "express": "^5.1.0",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^7.5.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
-        "nodemailer": "^7.0.3"
+        "nodemailer": "^7.0.3",
+        "zod": "^3.24.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.2",
@@ -1434,6 +1437,18 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1647,6 +1662,21 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
+      "version": "7.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7iN8iPMDzOMHPUYllBEsQdWVB6fPDMPqwjBaFrgr4Jgr/+okjvzAy+UHlYYL/Vs0OsOrMkwS6PJDkFlJwoxUnw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/express-rate-limit"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": ">= 4.11"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fdir": {
       "version": "6.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fdir/-/fdir-6.5.0.tgz",
@@ -3374,6 +3404,15 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
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       "license": "ISC"
+    },
+    "node_modules/zod": {
+      "version": "3.25.76",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.25.76.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gzUt/qt81nXsFGKIFcC3YnfEAx5NkunCfnDlvuBSSFS02bcXu4Lmea0AFIUwbLWxWPx3d9p8S5QoaujKcNQxcQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
+      }
     }
   }
 }