ReactMarkdown Backend

The backend of the ReactMarkdown project is responsible for managing user authentication, project creation, and storage of project details. It provides RESTful API endpoints for user registration, login, password reset, and CRUD operations for projects. The backend ensures data integrity and security by implementing validation and authentication mechanisms. Additionally, the backend manages user sessions and permissions, ensuring that users can only access and modify their own projects. Overall, the backend plays a crucial role in providing a robust and secure backend infrastructure for the ReactMarkdown application.

Installation

• Clone the repository
• Install dependencies
  • cd reactmarkdown-backend
  • npm install
• Set up environment variables
• Create a .env file in the root directory and add the BASE-URL, PORT, MONGODB-URL
• Start the server
  • npm start

API Endpoints

• User Registration

  POST /register: Registers a new user with a username, email, and password. Checks if the email already exists in the database and generates a hashed password before creating the user.

• User Login

  POST /login: Logs in a user with an email and password. Validates the credentials, generates a JWT token for authentication, and sends it back to the client upon successful login.

• Password Reset

  POST /forgot: Handles the request for resetting a forgotten password. Finds the user by email, generates a password reset token, and sends an email with a password reset link that expires after 10 minutes.

  POST /passwordReset: Resets the user's password. Uses the password reset token to verify the request and updates the user's password in the database with the new hashed password.

• Create a New Player

  POST /players: Creates a new player. Requires authentication (auth middleware).

• Get Players

  GET /players/markdown/:id: Retrieves players using the getPlayers service method. Requires authentication.

• Get Projects by Email

  GET /players/projects/:email: Retrieves projects for a specific email address. Requires authentication.

• Get Player by ID

  GET /players/:id: Retrieves a single player by ID. Requires authentication.

• Update Player by ID

  PUT /players/:id: Updates a player by ID.Requires authentication.

• Delete Player by ID

  DELETE /players/:id: Deletes a player by ID.Requires authentication.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
• Bcrypt
• JWT
• Nodemailer