Contact Management App

This project is a Contact Management App built with Express.js and MongoDB., creating an Express server, handling routes, and performing CRUD operations for contacts and users.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Project Setup
• Creating an Express Server
• Setting Up Thunder Client
• Express Router & Contacts CRUD Routes
• Contact Controller for CRUD Operations
• Handling HTTP Methods
• Middleware for POST Requests
• Error Handling
• Async Handler
• MongoDB Setup
• Connecting Express to MongoDB
• Mongoose Schema for Contacts
• CRUD Operations for Contacts
  • Get All Contacts
  • Create New Contact
  • Get Contact
  • Update Contact
  • Delete Contact
• User Routes
• User Controller
• Mongoose Schema for User
• User Registration and Password Hashing
• JWT Access Token and User Login
• Protecting Routes
  • Verify JWT Token Middleware
• User and Contact Relationship
  • Logged in User Get All Contacts
  • Logged in User Create New Contact
  • Logged in User Update and Delete Contact
• Outro

Introduction

Overview of the project and REST API conventions.

Project Setup

Setting up the project structure for the Contact Management App.

Creating an Express Server

Creating an Express server for handling requests.

Setting Up Thunder Client

Setting up Thunder Client for testing the API.

Express Router & Contacts CRUD Routes

Setting up Express Router and CRUD routes for contacts.

Contact Controller for CRUD Operations

Creating a Contact Controller to handle CRUD operations.

Handling HTTP Methods

Handling multiple HTTP methods per route.

Middleware for POST Requests

Using built-in middleware to handle POST request bodies.

Error Handling

Throwing and handling errors using middleware.

Async Handler

Using an async handler for asynchronous operations.

MongoDB Setup

Setting up MongoDB for the project.

Connecting Express to MongoDB

Connecting the Express app to the MongoDB database.

Mongoose Schema for Contacts

Creating a Mongoose schema for contacts.

CRUD Operations for Contacts

Get All Contacts

Implementing the GET all contacts operation.

Create New Contact

Implementing the POST create new contact operation.

Get Contact

Implementing the GET single contact operation.

Update Contact

Implementing the PUT update contact operation.

Delete Contact

Implementing the DELETE contact operation.

User Routes

Adding routes for user registration, login, and getting current user.

User Controller

Creating a User Controller for handling user-related operations.

Mongoose Schema for User

Creating a Mongoose schema for users.

User Registration and Password Hashing

Implementing user registration and hashing passwords.

JWT Access Token and User Login

Generating JWT access tokens and implementing user login.

Protecting Routes

Verify JWT Token Middleware

Creating middleware to verify JWT tokens and protect routes.

User and Contact Relationship

Handling the relationship between users and contacts.

Logged in User Get All Contacts

Implementing GET all contacts for the logged-in user.

Logged in User Create New Contact

Implementing POST create new contact for the logged-in user.

Logged in User Update and Delete Contact

Implementing PUT update and DELETE contact for the logged-in user.