This is a back-end code repository. The front-end code repository can be found here: https://github.com/pgmorgan/task-manager-api-frontend.
This is a full featured Task Management REST API back-end built with Node.js and MongoDB. Features include:
- Pagination and filtering of server responses to avoid slow page load times.
- Full CRUD features for User and Task instances.
- Hash encryption of passwords and access management with JWT tokens.
- Restricted user access to CRUD operations based on JWT tokens.
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/pgmorgan/task-manager-api.git
cd task-manger-api
sudo 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/staging.env and appropriately run the web server with npm run prod or npm run staging.
A front-end has been developed for this REST API with Vue.js. The Front-end code repository can be found here: https://github.com/pgmorgan/task-manager-api-frontend. Also, all HTTP requests can be made from software such as Postman. Postman is free and exists for all major operating systems.
For feedback or inquiries please contact Peter at petergm@gmail.com
