MyApp API - Documentation

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Version	Date	Description
1.0	13-Nov-2022	An API for a project management app.

Index

• 1. Signup

• 2. Login

• 3. Display all users

• 4. Create task

• 5. Display tasks by creator's ID

• 6. Display task by "assigned to ID"

• 7. Update task

• 8. Delete task

User signup

Creates a new user account. A valid email format is necessary in the request. A UID is generated upon successful signup.

Request

Method	URL
POST	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/users/signup

Parameters: {"email":"user@gmail.com", "password": "password", "name": "User"}

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"uid": "6373014c9aadab0b3659af36"}
400	{'error': 'Invalid e-mail address. Please enter a valid e-mail.'}
400	{'error': 'Email is needed in the request.}
400	{'error': 'Password is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'Name is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'There is already an user with this email.}
500	{'error': 'Something wrong happened when creating user.'}

User login

User login request. A authentication token is created upon successful login.

Request

Method	URL
POST	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/users/login

Parameters: {"email": "user@gmail.com", "password": "password"}

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"expiration": 2592000, "loggedUser": { "email": "user@gmail.com", "name": "user", "uid": "6373014c9aadab0b3659af36" }, "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6InVzZXJAZ21haWwuY29tIiwiaWQiOiI2MzczMDE0YzlhYWRhYjBiMzY1OWFmMzYiLCJleHAiOjE2NzEwNzM3NjV9.DV9adDgzST4PMmqm8tUUkol2WX0tkK0KhLfNHTJz-_Q"}
400	{'error': 'Invalid e-mail address. Please enter a valid e-mail.'}
400	{'error': 'Email is needed in the request.}
400	{'error': 'Password is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'Name is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'There is already an user with this email.}
500	{'error': 'Something wrong happened when creating user.'}

Display all users

Returns a list of all users. A valid token is necessary in the request.

Request

Method	URL
GET	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/users/all

No parameters

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{{"email": "gabriel@gmail.com", "name": "gabriel", "uid": "6372ffeb9aadab0b3659af35"},{"email": "user@gmail.com", "name": "user", "uid": "6373014c9aadab0b3659af36"}}
400	{'error': 'Token is missing in the request.'}
401	{'error': 'Invalid authentication token.'}
ValueError	{'Error upon fetching users, please try again.'}

Create task

Creates a new task with a task description and user id (assigned to). The request receives a token for authentication.

Request

Method	URL
POST	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/tasks/createTask

Parameters: {"description": "Some task!", "assignedToUid" : "636c72ba129ed3958fd0b74d"}

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"uid": "637267cd1d4a686e713f70c6"}
400	{'error': 'Token is missing in the request, please try again.'}
401	{'error': 'Invalid authentication token, please login again.'}
400	{'error': 'Description is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'Assigned user is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'Task assigned to an invalid user, please try again.}
ValueError	{'error': 'Error upon creating the task!'}

Display tasks by creator ID

Returns a list of all tasks based on the creator's ID. A valid token is necessary in the request.

Request

Method	URL
GET	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/tasks/createdby/

Parameters: {"Uid": "6370194a928fc3c914553e30"}

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"assignedToName": "test", "assignedToUid": "636c72ba129ed3958fd0b74d", "createdByName": "me", "createdByUid": "6370194a928fc3c914553e30", "description": "A task!", "done": false, "uid": "637267cd1d4a686e713f70c6"}
400	{'error': 'Token is missing in the request, please try again.'}
401	{'error': 'Invalid authentication token, please login again.'}
ValueError	{'error': 'Error upon fetching the tasks!'}

Display task by "assigned to ID"

Returns a list of tasks assigned to the user that is making the request. The user must be logged in and using a valid token.

Request

Method	URL
GET	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/tasks/assignedto/

No parameters

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"assignedToName": "me", "assignedToUid": "6370194a928fc3c914553e30", "createdByName": "me", "createdByUid": "6370194a928fc3c914553e30", "description": "Some task!", "done": false, "uid": "6372a0793f0ad26ff2bc8034"}
400	{'error': 'Token is missing in the request, please try again.'}
401	{'error': 'Invalid authentication token, please login again.'}
ValueError	{'error': 'Error upon fetching the tasks!'}

Update task

Updates task completion status. The update request is restricted to the user who's the task is assigned to. A valid token needs to be in the request.

Request

Method	URL
PATCH	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/tasks/

Parameters: {"done": true/false}

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"taskUid": "6372a2a13f0ad26ff2bc8036"}
400	{'error': 'Token is missing in the request, please try again.'}
401	{'error': 'Invalid authentication token, please login again.'}
400	{'error': '"Done" status not found in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'Task not found.'}
400	{'error': 'The task status can only be changed by the user to who the task is assigned to.'}
ValueError	{'error': 'Error upon updating task!'}

Delete task

Deletes a task from the database. The delete request is restricted to the user who created the task. A valid token needs to be in the request.

Request

Method	URL
DELETE	http://127.0.0.1:5000/v0/tasks/

No parameters

Response

Status	Response
200 OK	{"tasksAffected": 1}
400	{'error': 'Token is missing in the request.'}
401	{'error': 'Invalid authentication token.'}
400	{'error': 'The task does not exits.'}
400	{'error': 'Assigned user is needed in the request.'}
400	{'error': 'This task is not created by you so you cannot delete'}
ValueError	{'error': 'Error deleting task.'}