nodejs-intro

Code for following along DevSoc session on building APIS with nodejs and expressjs

Installation

• Install node
• Install mongodb or use mongodb Atlas

The session is divided into 6 parts. We will progressively build our tiny "blog" app through this session. You need to git checkout the branch you of the part we are working on and you are good to go.

The order of branch to be followed is:

1. basic_setup - Get a feel of expressjs and get a server on you laptop up and running.
2. add_basic_routes - Add simple routes for common http verbs like GET, POST, etc.
3. add_schema - Use mongoose and get make a schema for storing your posts in a database by making a schema.
4. add_crud_for_posts - Connect your routes with database.
5. add_user_schema- Add another schema to store users in the database
6. login/signup- Add basic login/signup feature with bcryptjs and jsonwebtoken.