Express.js Bookstore REST API

Introduction

This is a REST API for managing a bookstore, built with Express.js and MongoDB. It provides CRUD operations for books and user authentication.

Installation

1. Install Node.js and npm.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Navigate to the project directory.
4. Run npm install to install dependencies.
5. Set up your .env file with MongoDB URI and JWT secrets.

Usage

To start the server, use the command:

npm start

The server will start listening on port 8080 by default.

Package mostly used/to install

Express - Web framework

npm install express

Mongoose - MongoDB ODM

npm install mongoose

dotenv - Environment variable loader

npm install dotenv

jsonwebtoken - For JWT token generation/verification

npm install jsonwebtoken

bcryptjs - For password hashing

npm install bcryptjs

multer - For handling file uploads

npm install multer

cloudinary - For image/file storage in the cloud

npm install cloudinary

Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user.
• POST /api/auth/login - Login and get a JWT token.

Books

• GET /api/books - Get all books.
• GET /api/books/:id - Get a book by ID.
• POST /api/books - Create a new book (Admin only).
• PUT /api/books/:id - Update a book by ID (Admin only).
• DELETE /api/books/:id - Delete a book by ID (Admin only).

Users (Admin Only)

• GET /api/users - Get all users.
• DELETE /api/users/:id - Delete a user by ID.

Orders

• POST /api/orders - Create a new order.
• GET /api/orders/:userId - Get orders for a user.
• PUT /api/orders/:id - Update order status (Admin only).

Validation

• Book titles must be at least 3 characters long.
• Users must provide a valid email and password during registration.

Sample Requests

Use Postman or a similar tool to test the API.

Example: Create a New Book

{
  "title": "The Great Gatsby",
  "author": "F. Scott Fitzgerald",
  "year": 1925,
  "price": 10.99
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Submit bug reports or feature requests via GitHub issues.

License

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