REST_API_NODE

A basic REST API with Authentication built using Node.js and MongoDB

Steps to run

1. Run server.js

2. send a post request to ' URL:3000/signup ' (URL -> localhost in my case) with a json file as body containing the fields "email" and "password".

3. send a post requist to ' URL:3000/login ' with a json file as body containing the fields "email" and "password". Note down your auth token for future use.

4. There are 5 requests available to manage the records.

   GET : /person

   GET : /person/<person_ID>

   POST : /person

   PATCH : /person/<person_ID>

   DELETE : /person/<person_ID>

GET /person is used to get all the records

usage: URL:3000/person

send a json body with the field { "token" : "<your auth token>" }

GET /person/<person_ID> is used to get a specific record

usage: URL:3000/person/<person_ID

send a json body with the field "{ "token" : "<your auth token>" }

POST /person is used to add a new record

usage: URL:3000/person

send a json body with the fields { "token" : "<your auth token>", "name" : "<person name>" }

you can also add an optional field "createdAt" : "<Date time>"

PATCH /person/<person_ID> is used to update a record

usage: URL:3000/person/<person_ID>

send a json body with the fields 
"{ "token" : "<your auth token>", 
"fields" : [ { 
	"propValue" : "<name of the field in record>" , 
	"value" : "<the value to be updated>" 
	}, { "propValue" : "<name of another field in record (if you need to update)>" , 
	"<the value to be updated>"}... 
	] 
}"

NOTE : you can add as many fields as you want to update. 
It should be an array of objects with two fiels namely " propName" and "value"

DELETE /person/<person_ID> is used to delete a record

usage: URL:3000/person/<person_ID

send a json body with the field "{ "token" : "<your auth token>" }