BravesDevs/outscale-assignment-be

Manage and publish books seamlessly with this MERN stack Book Management System. Features user authentication, JWT-based security, and essential backend endpoints for a smooth experience.

Book Management System (Devang MP)

Objective

The Book Management System is a MERN stack application that focuses on managing books with essential functionalities such as user authentication, book publishing, searching, and listing. This project aims to provide a robust backend RESTful API to support these features.

Backend Endpoints

User Authentication

1. POST /api/auth/signup

   • Register a new user.

2. POST /api/auth/login

   • Log in an existing user.

Book Management

3. POST /api/books/publish

   • Publish a new book.

4. GET /api/books/search?title={searchQuery}

   • Search for books by title.

5. PUT /api/books/unpublish/{bookId}

   • Unpublish a book.

6. GET /api/books/user

   • Get a list of books published by the current user.

7. GET /api/books/published

   • Get a list of all published books.

JWT Authentication

• Utilize JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for token-based user authentication.
• Include the JWT token in the Authorization header for authenticated requests.
• Implement middleware for verifying JWT tokens and extracting user information.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository: git clone <repository-url>
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd <project-directory>
3. Install dependencies: npm install
4. Set up your environment variables for database connection and JWT secret.
5. Run the server: npm start