userjs

An example for learning Node.js - a REST user module.

API

• general response:
  • status: 400, body: { message: validation error detail }
  • status: 500, body: { message: 'db error' }

POST /users

• request
  • body: { username, password }
• response:
  • status: 200, body: { username, createdAt }
  • status: 400, body: { message: 'already exists' }

GET /users/:username

• request
  • param: username
• response:
  • status: 200, body: { username, createdAt }
  • status: 404, body: { message: 'not found' }

PUT /users/:username

• request
  • param: username
  • body: { oldPassword, newPassword }
• response:
  • status: 200, body: { username, updatedAt }
  • status: 404, body: { message: 'not found' }

DELETE /users/:username

• request
  • param: username
  • body: { password }
• response:
  • status: 200, body: { message: 'ok' }
  • status: 404, body: { message: 'not found' }

POST /users/:username/sessions

• request
  • param: username
  • body: { password }
• response:
  • status: 200, body: { username, sessionId, sessionCreatedAt }
  • status: 404, body: { message: 'not found' }

DELETE /users/:username/sessions/:sessionId

• request
  • param: username, sessionId
• response:
  • status: 200, body: { message: 'ok' }
  • status: 404, body: { message: 'not found' }

Mongodb Auth Config

Create mongodb user in no auth mode

use hellouserjs;
db.createUser({
    user: "hellouserjsu", 
    pwd: "hellouserjsp", 
    roles: [{role: "readWrite", db: "hellouserjs"}]
});

Modify mongodb config

Assuming that mongodb is installed via brew. The config file is located at /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf. Append to the config file with: security.authorization: enabled

Start mongodb in auth mode

mongod --config /usr/local/etc/mongod.conf