Task Tracker API

A secure Task Management API built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and JWT. Features user authentication, task management, and secure cookie-based sessions.

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🚀 Features

• User Authentication
  • Register new account
  • Login with JWT
  • Secure logout
  • Token verification
• User Management
  • Change email address
  • Update password
  • Delete account
  • View profile
• Task Management
  • Create new tasks
  • Update existing tasks
  • Delete tasks
  • List all tasks
  • Mark tasks as completed/pending

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/task-tracker.git
   cd task-tracker/backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file:

   MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/todo
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   NODE_ENV=development
   PORT=3001

4. Start the server:

   npm run dev

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🔑 API Endpoints

Auth Routes

Register User

curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"John Doe","email":"john@example.com","password":"secret123"}'

Login

curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/auth/login \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email":"john@example.com","password":"secret123"}'

Logout

curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/auth/logout

User Routes

Get User Profile

curl -X GET http://localhost:3001/api/user/get-user \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Change Email

curl -X PUT http://localhost:3001/api/user/change-email \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"newEmail":"newemail@example.com"}'

Change Password

curl -X PUT http://localhost:3001/api/user/change-password \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"oldPassword":"old123","newPassword":"new123"}'

Task Routes

Create Task

curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Complete Project","description":"Finish the API","dueDate":"2024-03-20"}'

Get All Tasks

curl -X GET http://localhost:3001/api/tasks \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Update Task

curl -X PUT http://localhost:3001/api/tasks/TASK_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"status":"completed"}'

Delete Task

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3001/api/tasks/TASK_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js - Runtime environment
• Express.js - Web framework
• MongoDB - Database
• Mongoose - ODM
• JWT - Authentication
• bcrypt - Password hashing
• cookie-parser - Cookie handling
• cors - CORS support
• dotenv - Environment variables

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🧑‍💻 Author

Built by iamdanwi

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.