Social Media API

The Social Media API is a GraphQL-based backend service that simulates basic functionalities of a social media platform. It allows users to register, log in, post content

Overview

FEATURES

• User registration and authentication (login)
• User can post content as a Post
• Retrieving Posts
• GraphQL Integrated

To use this in your local system

REQUIREMENTS

• Node.js
• npm or yarn package manager
• MongoDB database

Installation Steps:

1. Clone the repository using git clone https://github.com/MitreshPrajapati/ideaclan

2. Navigate to the project directory by running cd ideaclan command on terminal.

3. Install the dependencies of the application by running npm install or yarn install.

4. Create .env file at the root of the project folder and add following environment variables

• JWT_SECRET = 'YOUR_SECRETKEY'
• MONGODB_URL = 'mongodb-url' or 'mongodb://localhost:27017/IdeaClan'

5. Access the GraphQL Playground at http://localhost:8080/graphql in your web browser.
6. Use the provided queries and mutations to interact with the API.

Queries and Mutations

• Register a User:

mutation registration($registerInput: RegisterInput){
 register(registerInput : $registerInput) {
   name
   email
   password
   followers
 }
}

Variables:
{
  "registerInput":{
    "name":"User4",
    "email":"user4@gmail.com",
    "password":"1234"
  }
}

• Login a user:

mutation loginUser($loginInput: LoginInput){
  login(loginInput: $loginInput)
}

Variables:
{
  "loginInput":{
    "email": "user1@gmail.com",
    "password": "1234"
   }
}

• Create a Post:

mutation loginUser($postInput: PostInput){
  createPost(postInput: $postInput){
    content
  }
}

Variables:
{
   "postInput":{
     "userId": "65f68f6a5bbe32d67e4984fe",
     "content":"Post 2 by User2",
    }
}

Headers:
  Authorization = token

• Retrieve User's Posts:

    query getPosts ($userId: ID!){
    posts(userId: $userId) {
        content
        createdAt
        userId
    }
    }
 Variables:
 {
  "userId":"65f68f6a5bbe32d67e4984fe"
 }

 Headers:
 Authorization = token

Dependencies

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Graphql
• apollo-server-express
• MongoDb
• bcrypt
• jsonwebtoken
• mongoose