ConFusion Server

It is written using Node.js as runtime, Express.js as application framework. The project structure is generated by Express Generator It uses MongoDB as the persistent data store, and Mongoose ODM (object-document mapper).

Requirements

• Node.js (and npm)
• MongoDB

How to see it in action

First of all, start a MongoDB server at port 54321. For example:

mongod --dbpath=/tmp/data --port=54321

Then just clone and run:

1. Clone the repo, and cd into it

    git clone https://github.com/jervis446/conFusionServer
    cd conFusionServer
   

2. Initall npm dependencies

    npm install
   

3. Start the server

    npm start
   

4. Send requests to http://localhost:3000

Authentication

Right now, it uses simple JWT-based authenticationUse the following API for authentication:

Operation	Method	URL	Body
Signup	POST	/users/signup	{ "username": "abc", "password": "xyz" }
Login	POST	/users/login	{ "username": "abc", "password": "xyz" }
Logout (not used)	GET	/users/logout

When you login, you'll receive a token in the response body. Put that token in the request header as Authentication: Bearer <token> to access restricted endpoints. The default expiration time of the tokens in 1 hour. You'll have to relogin and obtain new token when the current token expires.

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Supported methods
/dishes	GET, POST, DELETE
/dishes/<dishId>	GET, PUT, DELETE
/dishes/<dishId>/comments	GET, POST, DELETE
/dishes/<dishId>/comments/<commentId>	GET, PUT, DELETE
/promotions	GET, POST, DELETE
/promotions/<promoId>	GET, PUT, DELETE
/leader	GET, POST, DELETE
/leader/<leaderId>	GET, PUT, DELETE
/users	GET

Method documentation

Method	Description	Access Control
GET	Retrieve record(s)	Usually public
POST	Insert new record in the collection	Requires authentication
PUT	Modify a record	Requires authentication
DELETE	Delete record(s)	Requires authentication

Reference

• Server-side Development with NodeJS, Express and MongoDB, Coursera