dlc-backend-task

A hub for GOT fans to share their ideas and theories.

Prerequisites

Software requirements

Softwares needed for this project

node
npm

Installing

Run the followings commands to get the project running

$ git clone
$ cd <dir name>
$ npm install
$ npm start 

API Documentation

Signup

Registers a user to our system

• URL

  /users/signup

• Method:

  POST

• URL Params

  None

• Data Params

  {
    "username":string,
    "firstname":string,
    "lastname":string,
    "email":email,
    "password":"string"
  }
  

• Success Response:

  • Code: 200
    Content: { message: "Successful Signup." }

• Error Response:

  • Code: 400
    Content: { error : error message , status: 400 }

Login

Registers a user to our system

• URL

  /users/login

• Method:

  POST

• URL Params

  None

• Data Params

  {
    "username":string,
  "password":string
  }
  

• Success Response:

  • Code: 200
    Content: { message: "Successful Login.", "token":token }

• Error Response:

  • Code: 400
    Content: { error : error message, status: 400 }

Profile

See info and posts of a user

• URL

  /users/:username

• Method:

  GET

• URL Params

  username

• Data Params

  None

• Success Response:

  • Code: 200
    Content:

    {
    "username":string,
    "firstname":string,
    "lastname":string,
    "email":email,
    "posts":[ posts ]
    }
    

• Error Response:

  • Code: 400
    Content: { error : error message, status: 400 }

  • Code: 401
    Content: unauthorized

Post

Allow user to post.

• URL

  /posts/

• Method:

  POST

• URL Params

  None

• Data Params

  {
   "content":string
  }
  

• Success Response:

  • Code: 200
    Content:

    {
      message: "Your post has been posted."
    }
    

• Error Response:

  • Code: 400
    Content: { error : error message, status: 400 }

  • Code: 401
    Content: unauthorized

RecentPost

Allow user to view last 10 posts posted by all users.

• URL

  /posts/recent

• Method:

  GET

• URL Params

  None

• Data Params

  None

• Success Response:

  • Code: 200
    Content:

    [{
      id: id,
      creator: string,
      content: string
    }]
    

• Error Response:

  • Code: 400
    Content: { error : error message, status: 400 }

  • Code: 401
    Content: unauthorized

Hashtag filter

Allow user to view posts that contain a specific hashtag

• URL

  /hashtag/:hashtag

• Method:

  GET

• URL Params

  hashtag

• Data Params

  None

• Success Response:

  • Code: 200
    Content:

    [{
      id: id,
      creator: string,
      content: string
    }]
    

• Error Response:

  • Code: 400
    Content: { error : error message, status: 400 }

  • Code: 401
    Content: unauthorized