Note Management App

Note Management App Backend

This README provides documentation for the setup of the Note Management App. The backend is built using Node.js and Express.js, and it handles the creation, retrieval, updating, and deletion of notes.

Prerequisites

Node.js
MongoDB
npm (Node Package Manager)

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/DevanshChhabra/note-management-app.git
cd note-management-app/backend

Install dependencies
```
npm install
```

Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following content:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret (for eg. afece612a7a8a0eff5a6192f68be52051c87ac3f70168ec998b8814eb2b077ab)

Start the server
```
npm start
```

API Endpoints

Authentication

Register a new user

POST /api/auth/register

Body:

{
  "name": "string",
  "email": "string",
  "password": "string"
}

Login a user

POST /api/auth/login

Body:

{
  "email": "string",
  "password": "string"
}

Notes

Create a new note

POST /api/notes

Headers:
```
x-auth-token: your_jwt_token
```

Body:

{
  "color": "string",
  "content": "string",
  "title": "string",
  "date": "ISO 8601 date string"
}

Get all notes for the logged-in user

GET /api/notes

Headers:
```
x-auth-token: your_jwt_token
```

Update a note

PUT /api/notes/:id

Headers:
```
x-auth-token: your_jwt_token
```

Body:

{
  "color": "string",
  "content": "string",
  "title": "string",
  "date": "ISO 8601 date string"
}

Delete a note

DELETE /api/notes/:id

Headers:
```
x-auth-token: your_jwt_token
```

Middleware

authMiddleware.js

This middleware verifies the JWT token and adds the user information to the request object.

Controllers

authController.js

Handles user registration and login.
noteController.js

Handles CRUD operations for notes.

Models

User.js

Defines the user schema and model.
Note.js

Defines the note schema and model.

Configuration

db.js

Handles the connection to the MongoDB database using Mongoose.