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The API includes user authentication (JWT-based) and task management features (CRUD operations).\n\n## Features\n\n- User Signup and Login with JWT-based authentication.\n- Task management: Create, Read, Update, Delete tasks for logged-in users.\n- Password hashing with bcrypt.js.\n- Protected routes for task operations.\n- Middleware for JWT token verification.\n\n## Tech Stack\n\n- **Node.js**\n- **Express.js**\n- **MongoDB** (with Mongoose ODM)\n- **bcrypt.js** for password hashing\n- **jsonwebtoken** for JWT-based authentication\n- **CORS** and Express JSON Middleware for request handling\n\n---\n\n## Installation \u0026 Setup\n\n### 1. Clone the repository\n\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/maheshmuttintidev/task-manager-backend\ncd task-manager-backend\n```\n\n### 2. Install Dependencies\n\n`yarn`\n\n### 3. Create `.env` file\n\nCreate a `.env` file in the root of your project and add the following environment variables:\n\n```bash\nPORT=5000\nMONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/\nJWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key\n```\n\n- **MONGO_URI**: Replace with your MongoDB connection string.\n- **JWT_SECRET**: Replace with your preferred secret for signing JWT tokens.\n\n### 4. Run the server\n\n`yarn dev`\n\nThe server will start on `http://localhost:3000`.\n\n---\n\n## API Endpoints\n\n### Authentication\n\n#### 1. Sign Up\n\n- **URL**: `/auth/signup`\n- **Method**: `POST`\n- **Description**: Register a new user.\n- **Request Body**:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"name\": \"Pickolo Sama\",\n  \"email\": \"pickolosama@dragonballdiama.com\",\n  \"password\": \"pickolosama#sensei\"\n}\n```\n\n#### 2. Login\n\n- **URL**: `/auth/login`\n- **Method**: `POST`\n- **Description**: Authenticate a user and get a JWT token.\n- **Request Body**:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"email\": \"pickolosama@dragonballdiama.com\",\n  \"password\": \"pickolosama#sensei\"\n}\n```\n\n- **Response**:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"token\": \"\u003cyour_jwt_token\u003e\"\n}\n```\n\n### Task Management (Protected Routes)\n\n\u003e All task routes require the `Authorization: Bearer \u003cJWT\u003e` header.\n\n#### 1. Create a Task\n\n- **URL**: `/tasks`\n- **Method**: `POST`\n- **Description**: Create a new task.\n- **Request Body**:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"title\": \"Create Dragon Balls\",\n  \"description\": \"Finish the dragon balls creation by evening\"\n}\n```\n\n#### 2. Get All Tasks\n\n- **URL**: `/tasks`\n- **Method**: `GET`\n- **Description**: Get all tasks for the logged-in user.\n\n#### 3. Get a Task by ID\n\n- **URL**: `/tasks/:id`\n- **Method**: `GET`\n- **Description**: Get details of a specific task by its ID.\n\n#### 4. Update a Task\n\n- **URL**: `/tasks/:id`\n- **Method**: `PUT`\n- **Description**: Update a task by its ID.\n- **Request Body**:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"title\": \"Updated task title\",\n  \"description\": \"Updated task description\"\n}\n```\n\n#### 5. Delete a Task\n\n- **URL**: `/tasks/:id`\n- **Method**: `DELETE`\n- **Description**: Delete a task by its ID.\n\n---\n\n## Middleware\n\n### `authMiddleware.js`\n\n- Verifies the JWT token from the Authorization header.\n- Attaches the decoded user ID to the req.user.\n\n### Example Code:\n\n```js\nconst jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');\n\nconst authMiddleware = (req, res, next) =\u003e {\n  const token = req.header('Authorization')?.split(' ')[1];\n\n  if (!token) {\n    return res.status(401).json({ message: 'No token, authorization denied' });\n  }\n\n  try {\n    const decoded = jwt.verify(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET);\n    req.user = decoded.id;\n    next();\n  } catch (err) {\n    res.status(401).json({ message: 'Token is not valid' });\n  }\n};\n\nmodule.exports = authMiddleware;\n```\n\n---\n\n## Folder Structure\n\n```\ntask-manager-backend/\n│\n├── config/\n│   └── db.js               # MongoDB connection setup\n│\n├── controllers/\n│   └── authController.js    # User authentication (signup, login)\n│   └── taskController.js    # Task CRUD operations\n│\n├── middleware/\n│   └── authMiddleware.js    # JWT authentication middleware\n│\n├── models/\n│   └── Task.js              # Mongoose schema for tasks\n│   └── User.js              # Mongoose schema for users\n│\n├── routes/\n│   └── authRoutes.js        # Routes for user authentication\n│   └── taskRoutes.js        # Routes for task management\n│\n├── .env                     # Environment variables (MONGO_URI, JWT_SECRET)\n├── .gitignore               # Files to ignore in git\n├── package.json             # Project metadata and dependencies\n├── server.js                # Entry point for the backend server\n└── README.md                # API documentation (this file)\n\n```\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmaheshmuttintidev%2Ftask-manager-backend","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmaheshmuttintidev%2Ftask-manager-backend","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmaheshmuttintidev%2Ftask-manager-backend/lists"}