Task-Manager-API

A RESTful API for user authentication and task management built with Node.js, Express, Sequelize, and MySQL.

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Features

• User authentication with signup, signin, and signout functionality
• Role-based access control: Admin, Moderator, and User
• CRUD operations for tasks
• Task filtering by status and pagination support
• Secure password hashing using bcrypt
• JWT-based authentication
• Sequelize ORM for MySQL database interaction

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MySQL
• ORM: Sequelize
• Authentication: JWT, bcrypt
• Environment Configuration: dotenv

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher recommended)
• MySQL database
• npm or yarn

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/rayan495/Task-Manager-API.git
cd Task-Manager-API

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with your configuration:

PORT=3000
DB_NAME=your_database_name
DB_USER=your_database_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
DB_HOST=localhost
DB_DIALECT=mysql
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Run the server:

npm start

The server will run on http://localhost:3000

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API Endpoints

1. Authentication:

• POST /auth/signup Register a new user
• POST /auth/signin Login a user
• POST /auth/signout Logout a user

2. User:

• GET /user/all Public content
• GET /user/user Access for authenticated users
• GET /user/admin Access for admins
• GET /user/moderator Access for moderators

3. Tasks:

• POST /task Create a new task
• GET /task Get all tasks of authenticated user
• GET /task/user Get tasks by logged-in user
• GET /task/:id Get task by ID
• PUT /task/:id Update a task
• DELETE /task/:id Delete a task (Admin/User only)

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Usage

Usage:

1. Sign up a user via /auth/signup.
2. Login with /auth/signin to receive a JWT token.
3. Include the JWT token in the Authorization header as Bearer to access protected routes.
4. Create, read, update, or delete tasks based on user role and ownership.

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Security

• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt before saving to the database
• JWT tokens are used for route protection and role-based access control

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License

• This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

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