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Jen C.
Jen C.

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πŸš€I built a RESTful API backend application with Express.js and TypeScript

  1. mean Stack Architecture: Follows the mean stack for a well-structured and maintainable project
  2. Schema and Data Validation: Utilizes Joi for defining schemas and validating data, including environment variables (process.env)
  3. MongoDB Integration: Employs Mongoose to model and interact with MongoDB Atlas
  4. User Authentication: Supports user sign-up, sign-in, and logout functionalities
  5. Email Service with OTP: Built with Nodemailer and Brevo, allowing the generation and sending of OTP codes via email
  6. CRUD Operations: Provides create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations for user data in the MongoDB Atlas database
  7. Role-Based Access Control: Implements role-based access control using 7. Bearer Authentication for sensitive API endpoints, such as changing user roles and deleting users
  8. Request Validation Middleware: Includes middleware for validating incoming requests to ensure data integrity and security
  9. JWT Authentication: Generates JSON Web Tokens (JWT) using the jsonwebtoken library for secure user authentication and authorization

πŸŽ‰ Check out the code on GitHub

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