TP Backend -- Express, MongoDB, JWT, MVC

Description

This project is a backend REST API built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, implementing JWT authentication and following the MVC (Model--View--Controller) architecture pattern.

It allows users to register, log in, and manage a protected entity (Tasks) associated with the authenticated user.

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Technologies

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• bcrypt
• Thunder Client (API testing)

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file based on .env.example.

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Environment Variables

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/tp-backend
JWT_ACCESS_SECRET=your_access_secret
JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=your_refresh_secret

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Run the Project

npm run dev

The server will start on:

http://localhost:3000

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Authentication Endpoints

Register

POST /api/auth/register

{
  "email": "user@test.com",
  "password": "123456"
}

Login

POST /api/auth/login

{
  "email": "user@test.com",
  "password": "123456"
}

Response:

{
  "token": "JWT_TOKEN"
}

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Protected Endpoints (Tasks)

All protected routes require the header:

Authorization: Bearer JWT_TOKEN

Get Tasks

GET /api/tasks

Create Task

POST /api/tasks

{
  "title": "My first task"
}

Update Task

PATCH /api/tasks/:id

{
  "title": "Updated task",
  "completed": true
}

Delete Task

DELETE /api/tasks/:id

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API Testing

All endpoints were tested using Thunder Client.
The exported collection is included in the repository.

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Author

Tomás Taboada