Task App

A simple task management application built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Getting Started

To get started with this project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Benevanio/task-app.git

2. Install dependencies:

cd task-app
npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your MongoDB connection URL and port:

MONGO_URL=<your_mongodb_connection_url>
PORT=<your_desired_port>

4. Start the server:

npm start

Now you can access the application at http://localhost:<your_desired_port>.

API Endpoints

The following API endpoints are available:

• GET /: Returns a welcome message.
• POST /tasks: Creates a new task.
• GET /tasks: Retrieves all tasks.
• GET /tasks/:id: Retrieves a specific task by ID.
• PATCH /tasks/:id: Updates a specific task by ID.
• DELETE /tasks/:id: Deletes a specific task by ID.

Example Usage

To create a new task, send a POST request to http://localhost:<your_desired_port>/tasks with the following JSON payload:

{
  "description": "Complete the task app",
  "completed": false
}

To retrieve all tasks, send a GET request to http://localhost:<your_desired_port>/tasks.

To retrieve a specific task by ID, send a GET request to http://localhost:<your_desired_port>/tasks/:id.

To update a specific task by ID, send a PATCH request to http://localhost:<your_desired_port>/tasks/:id with the updated JSON payload.

To delete a specific task by ID, send a DELETE request to http://localhost:<your_desired_port>/tasks/:id.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

This project was built as part of a Node.js course.