Book Catalog API

A RESTful API for managing a book catalog with JWT-based authentication.

Features

User registration and authentication JWT token-based authorization Full CRUD operations for books MongoDB database integration Secure password hashing Input validation Error handling

Tech Stack

Runtime: Node.js Framework: Express.js Database: MongoDB with Mongoose Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens) Password Hashing: bcryptjs Environment Variables: dotenv

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone cd book-catalog-api

Install dependencies

npm install

Create .env file

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key PORT=5000 NODE_ENV=development

#Run the application

Development mode with nodemon

npm run dev

Production mode

npm start