Game Leaderboard Project

Overview

This project aims to create a leaderboard system for online games using Node.js and MongoDB. The leaderboard will allow players to track their scores and rankings in various games.

Features

Player Registration: Players can register with their name, email, and date of birth.
Score Submission: Players can submit their scores for different games.
Leaderboard Display: The leaderboard will display top players' scores and rankings for each game.
RESTful API: Provides endpoints for CRUD operations on player data and game scores.
Authentication: Secure endpoints using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) to authenticate players.

Technology Stack

Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side development.
Express.js: Web framework for building RESTful APIs.
MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing player data and game scores.
Mongoose: Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB.
JSON Web Tokens (JWT): For authenticating and authorizing API requests.

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/game-leaderboard.git

Install dependencies:
```
cd game-leaderboard
npm install
```

Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/game-leaderboard
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key

Start the server:
```
npm start
```

Usage

Player Registration: Send a POST request to /api/players/register with player details in the request body.
Score Submission: Send a POST request to /api/scores/submit with the player's ID and score data in the request body.
Leaderboard Display: Access the leaderboard at /api/leaderboard.

Roadmap

Implement authentication and authorization using JWT.
Improve error handling and validation for API endpoints.
Add pagination to leaderboard for better performance.
Implement caching to optimize leaderboard queries.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request with your suggestions or improvements.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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