Sign Up Documentation

Index

1. Description
2. API Calls
3. Data Base Details
4. User Manual
5. Packages Used

Description

This page enables the user to sign up to GatMeetUp Page

API

This is a POST method which enables to store details into the users table.This method also searches if the user is already existing .If the user already exists it returns a message that already an user exists with a given email id Upon success the counter value is incremented which is a four digit value and inserted into the database

Endpoint

/users/signup

Method

GET  

Fields

Key	Description	Type	Required
email	Email Id of user	String	Yes
password	User's password	String	Yes

Response

Status codes: 200,400,501
Example:
code: 200 OK

Tables

Table Name: users

Table structure

Key	Description	Type	Required
name	User Name	String	Yes
email	Email ID of the user	String	Yes
location	Current location of the user	String	No
hometown	Hometown of the user	String	No
language	Language preferences	String	Yes
birthday	Date of birth of user	String	Yes
gender	Gender of user	String	No
bio	Short biography about the user	String	No
password	Encrypted password	String	Yes

Manual

1. Input Details of User , Date in Calender Format and Password minimum of 6 length.
2. Click on Sign Up Button

Packages Used

Encryption Decrypion using Salt and hash functions of bcryptjs API

Installation

npm install bcryptjs

Encryption : In order to store password in database and to provide security we are using encryption and decryption algorithms so passwords remain hidden More information can be obtained from https://www.npmjs.com/package/bcryptjs