Node.js CRUD Application with APIs 🚀

This repository contains a simple Node.js CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application with APIs. This application allows you to perform basic CRUD operations on a collection of items.

Features ⭐

• Create: Add new items to the collection.
• Read: Retrieve all items or a specific item from the collection.
• Update: Update the details of an existing item.
• Delete: Remove an item from the collection.

Prerequisites 🛠️

Before running this application, make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• REST APIs
• nodemon
• Express

Setup 💻

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/your_username/nodejs-crud-app.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd nodejs-crud-app

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Set up your environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory.

   • Define the following environment variables in the .env file:

     PORT=8080
     MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_uri
     

     Replace your_mongodb_connection_uri with your MongoDB connection URI.

Usage 👾

1. Start the server:

npm start index.js

2. Once the server is running, you can use your preferred API testing tool (e.g., Postman) to interact with the APIs.

API Endpoints 🛠️

• GET /items: Get all items.
• GET /items/:id: Get item by ID.
• POST /items: Create a new item.
• PUT /items/:id: Update an existing item.
• DELETE /items/:id: Delete an item by ID.