Media Api

My Node.js Media API

Description

This is a Node.js API that allows users to take posts . Users can create, read, update, and delete posts using this API.

Installation

To install and run the API, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/im-ghost/media-api.git cd media-api
2. Install the required dependencies by running yarn
3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your environment variables MONGO_URI = SECRET = PORT =
4. Run the API using yarn server

Usage

To use the API, make requests to the following endpoints:

• /api/v1/users/ (GET, POST)

• /api/v1/users/user/:id (PUT, DELETE, GET)

• /api/v1/users/login (POST)

• /api/v1/users/:id/follow (POST)

• /api/v1/posts/ (GET, POST)

• /api/v1/posts/:id (GET)

• /api/v1/posts/:id/like (PUT)

• /api/v1/posts/:id/comment (PUT)

• /api/v1/posts/:id/:author (DELETE,PUT)

• /api/v1/posts/user/:id (GET)

All requests must include a valid JWT token in the authorization header.

Routes and Endpoints

/api/v1/users/

• GET /api/v1/users/: Get all users for the authenticated user.
• POST /api/v1/users: Create a new user.

/api/v1/users/user/:id

• GET /api/v1/users/user/:id: Get a specific user by ID for the authenticated user.
• PUT /api/v1/users/user/:id: Update a specific user by ID for the authenticated and authorized user.
• DELETE /api/v1/users/user/:id: Delete a specific user by ID for the authenticated and authorized user.

/api/v1/users/login

• POST /api/v1/users/user/login: logs user in.

/api/v1/users/:id/follow

• POST /api/v1/users/:id/follow: To follow a user.

/api/v1/posts/

• POST /api/v1/posts: Create a new post.
• GET /api/v1/posts: Get all post.

/api/v1/posts/post/:id

• GET /api/v1/post/post/:id: Get a specific post by ID for the authenticated user.

/api/v1/post/:id/:author

• PUT /api/v1/post/:id/:author: Edit a specific post by ID and author id for the authenticated user.

• DELETE /api/v1/post/post/:id: delete a specific post by ID and author's id for the authenticated user.

/api/v1/post/:id/like

• GET /api/v1/post/:id/like: Like a specific post by ID for the authenticated user.

/api/v1/post/:id/comment

• GET /api/v1/post/:id/comment: Comment on a specific post by ID for the authenticated user.

All endpoints will return an error message if failed or the data if successful

Example Code

Here's an example of how to use the API to create a new post:

const fetch = require('node-fetch');
const data = {
content:"..."
authorId:`${user._id}`};

fetch('http://localhost:4000/api/v1/posts', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'authorization': `${TOKEN}`
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(data),
})
.then(res => res.json())
.then(json => console.log(json))
.catch(err => console.error(err));