https://github.com/dewanshrawat15/codegram-backend
https://github.com/dewanshrawat15/codegram-backend
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dewanshrawat15/codegram-backend
- Owner: dewanshrawat15
- Created: 2021-04-11T18:57:53.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-04-22T17:49:50.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-09T12:15:19.556Z (3 months ago)
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 16.6 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# CodeGram Backend
The backend server for a social media website.
## Setting up
### Installing and setting up MongoDB
- Install MongoDB Community edition
- Start mongodb as a service
- Install MongoDB Compass
### Installing project dependencies
- Run ```yarn``` or ```npm install```
- Run ```yarn start``` or ```npm run start``` to run this project.
- Add a ```.env``` file, with a ```MONGO_URI``` variable specifying the mongodb URL, and assign the ```TOKEN_SECRET``` variable a value similar to the key hash generated by ```crypto.randomBytes(128).toString('hex')```.
## Database schema
- User table schema
```
username: {type: String, required: true},
firstName: {type: String, required: true},
lastName: {type: String, required: true},
hash: {type: String, required: true},
salt: {type: String, required: true}
```
- AuthToken table schema
```
authToken: {type: String, required: true},
username: {type: String, required: true}
```
## API Endpoints
#### ```/users/all```
##### GET Request
An API endpoint to fetch all users
#### ```/users/create```
##### POST Request
An API endpoint that creates a new entry in the users table and an entry in the auth token table for the user.
#### ```/users/delete/all```
##### GET Request
An API endpoint that deletes all users and auth tokens from the users table and the auth token tables.
#### ```/users/login```
##### POST Request
An API endpoint to authenticate a user, and return an auth token corresponding to the user.
#### ```/users/password/update```
##### POST Request
An API endpoint to update password for a user.