Guestbook - Backend

How to run

create copy of file .example.env and rename it .development.env and place it in the root folder of the project
provide the mongodb URI in proper place in .development.env file
in your terminal install the dependencies by running npm i
run the server in development mode by running the command npm run dev

About

This is a nodejs backend server for a guestbook web application.

The server is written based only on the http module that is shipped with nodejs. It is independent of any frameworks.

Endpoints

# accepts credentials (username, password)
# returns user and jwt token
POST    /api/auth/signup

# accepts credentials (username, password)
# returns user and jwt token
POST    /api/auth/login

# all /messages endpoints must be provided
# a bearer jwt in the authorization header

# returns list of all messages
GET     /api/messages/

# accepts new message
# returns the newly created message
POST    /api/messages/

# used to update a message
PATCH   /api/messages/:messageId

# used to delete a message
DELETE  /api/messages/:messageId

# used to get a message by id
GET     /api/messages/:messageId

# used to get all replies on a message
GET     /api/messages/:messageId/replies

# used to submit a reply on a message
POST    /api/messages/:messageId/replies

Scripts in package.json

$ npm run dev

npx nodemon -r dotenv/config src/index.js dotenv_config_path=.development.env

Runs the NodeJS server independently in development mode

$ npm run start

node -r dotenv/config src/index.js dotenv_config_path=.production.env

Runs the whole application in production mode