This is a MERN stack web application, It handles all CRUD operations on tasks and user account (create, view, update and delete) and user profile info (update and add user image). With all authentication and authorization handled at the backend using Node.js, like hash encryption of passwords and access management with JWT tokens.
Other Features include:
- Sending welcome mail and Delete account mail.
- Password reset via mail.
- Full CRUD features for User and Task instances.
- Upload and Delete User Display picture.
- Restricted user access to CRUD operations based on JWT tokens.
- Pagination and filtering of server responses to avoid slow page load times.
FrontEnd Submodule for app - Client
All HTTP requests can be made from software such as Postman. Postman is free and exists for all major operating systems.
Live Task-Manger REST API - https://heyprashant-task-manager.herokuapp.com
To use this code you will require an account with SendGrid. Sign-up is free and no credit card is required to access a free-tier API Key.
Node.js version 12+ and npm must be installed on your machine. In terminal type the following commands:
git clone https://github.com/heyprashant/task-manager-api.git
cd Task-Manger
npm install
mkdir config
cd config
touch dev.env
vim dev.env
Insert the following lines in dev.env, replacing all <content> with your own information:
PORT=<port number>
SGMAIL_EMAIL=<your email address>
MONGODB_URL=<mongodb connection string>
SENDGRID_API_KEY=<api key>
JWT_SECRET=<unique key of your choice to generate JSON web tokens>
To run the web server return to the root of the repository and type:
npm run dev
Alternatively you may name config/prod.env or config/test.env and appropriately run the web server with npm run prod or npm run test.
npm run test
For feedback or inquiries please contact me at [email protected]