Mind Mosaic Server

Purpose

This web application serves as a robust and secure platform for managing and sharing data. Built using modern backend technologies, it provides a seamless API layer, ensuring efficient and secure data transactions.

Key Features

• Secure Authentication: Implements token-based authentication using jsonwebtoken.
• Database Integration: Utilizes MongoDB for flexible and scalable data storage.
• Environment Configuration: Secure and customizable environment variables with dotenv.
• Cross-Origin Requests: Ensures compatibility with frontend applications using cors.
• Request Parsing: Handles cookies and JSON requests efficiently with cookie-parser and Express's middleware.
• Static Asset Serving: Efficiently serves static assets and favicons using serve-favicon.
• Modular Architecture: Built with Express.js for a lightweight and modular backend.

Technologies and Packages Used

Dependencies

• cookie-parser: v1.4.7 - For parsing cookies in incoming requests.
• cors: v2.8.5 - To enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• dotenv: v16.4.7 - For managing environment variables.
• express: v4.21.2 - Lightweight web application framework for Node.js.
• jsonwebtoken: v9.0.2 - For generating and verifying JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• mongodb: v6.12.0 - MongoDB driver for database operations.
• serve-favicon: v2.5.0 - Middleware for serving favicon requests.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository_url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd project-directory

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory with the necessary environment variables, such as:

   PORT=3000
   MONGO_URI=<your_mongodb_connection_string>
   JWT_SECRET=<your_secret_key>

5. Start the application:

   npm start

API Documentation

• Authentication:
  • POST /auth/login - Authenticate user and return a JWT.
  • POST /auth/register - Register a new user.
• Data Management:
  • GET /data - Fetch all data entries.
  • POST /data - Add a new data entry.
  • PUT /data/:id - Update an existing data entry.
  • DELETE /data/:id - Delete a data entry.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions or improvements, feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.