Study Buddies Server

Purpose: This server is designed to support the Study Buddies web application, which facilitates online group study with friends. The server handles user authentication, assignment management, and submission tracking.

Live URL: Study Buddies Server

Key Features

• User Authentication: Utilizes JWT for secure user login and logout.
• Assignment Management: Supports creating, reading, updating, and deleting assignments.
• Submission Tracking: Allows users to submit assignments, view submission status, and manage submissions.
• Protected Routes: Uses middleware to verify tokens and protect certain routes.
• Environment Variables: Uses dotenv for managing environment-specific settings.

Dependencies

The server uses the following npm packages:

• express
• cors
• cookie-parser
• jsonwebtoken
• dotenv
• mongodb

API Endpoints

Root Endpoint

• GET /: Check if the server is running.

Authentication Endpoints

• POST /login: Logs in the user and provides a JWT token.
• POST /logout: Logs out the user and clears the JWT token.

User Data Endpoints

• POST /users: Adds a new user to the database.

Assignment Endpoints

• POST /assignments: Creates a new assignment.
• GET /assignments: Retrieves all assignments with optional search and filter.
• GET /assignments/:id: Retrieves a single assignment by ID.
• PUT /assignments/:id: Updates an assignment by ID.
• DELETE /assignments/:id: Deletes an assignment by ID.

Submission Endpoints

• POST /submissions: Submits a new assignment.
• GET /submissions/pending: Retrieves all pending submissions.
• GET /submissions: Retrieves submissions by user email.
• PATCH /submissions/:id: Updates a submission by ID.

Middleware

• verifyToken: Middleware to verify JWT tokens and protect routes.