MERN backend

Description 👻

This is the backend for a full-stack MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) web application. This backend is built using Node.js and Express, and it provides the API endpoints for the frontend to interact with the database.

Getting Started 👽

To get started with this project, you'll need to have Node.js and MongoDB installed on your computer. You can download Node.js from the official website Node and MongoDB from the official website Mongo.

Once you have Node.js and MongoDB installed, you can clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/ObedRav/MERN-backend.git

After cloning the repository, navigate to the backend directory:

cd MERN-backend/backend

Install the required packages:

npm install

Create a .env file in the root of the backend directory and add the following environment variables:

DATABASE = <your MongoDB connection URI>
PORT = <the port number you want the server to run on>
JWT = <key to generate the JSON web token>

Finally, start the server:

npm run dev

The server should now be running on the port you specified in the .env file.

API Endpoints 👾

This backend provides the following API endpoints:

Categories 💬

• GET /api/categories: Returns a list of all categories in the database.
• POST /api/create/:userId: Adds a new category to the database. Requires a userId parameter in the URL.
• DELETE /api/:categoryId/: Deletes a category with the specified ID. Requires a categoryId parameter in the URL.
• GET /api/categories/:categoryId: Returns a single category with the specified ID. Requires a categoryId parameter in the URL.

Video Games 💬

• GET /api/videogames: Returns a list of all video games in the database.
• POST /api/videogames/create: Adds a new video game to the database.
• GET /api/videogames/photo/:videogameId: Returns the photo for a single video game with the specified ID. Requires a videogameId parameter in the URL.
• GET /api/videogames/:videogameId: Returns a single video game with the specified ID. Requires a videogameId parameter in the URL.
• DELETE /api/videogames/:videogameId: Deletes a video game with the specified ID. Requires a videogameId parameter in the URL.

Users 💬

• POST /api/signup: Creates a new user account.
• POST /api/signin: Authenticates a user and generates a JSON Web Token (JWT).
• POST /api/signout: Invalidates the user's JWT and logs them out.

Bugs 🤖

If you find any bug, please, let me know.