CRUD Application

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Tech Stack
• Project Structure
• Setup and Installation
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

This project is a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) application built to demonstrate the basic functionalities of a typical web application. It allows users to perform various operations on a set of data, including creating new records, reading existing records, updating records, and deleting records.

Features

• Create new records
• Read and view existing records
• Update records
• Delete records
• User authentication and authorization
• Responsive design for optimal viewing on various devices
• Error handling and form validation

Tech Stack

Frontend

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript: Standard web technologies for building user interfaces
• EJS: Embedded JavaScript templating engine
• Bootstrap: CSS framework for responsive design

Backend

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side programming
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing application data
• Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB and Node.js

Tools and Libraries

• JWT: For user authentication
• bcrypt: For hashing passwords
• dotenv: For managing environment variables
• nodemon: For automatic server restarts during development

Project Structure

├── public
│   ├── css
│   ├── js
├── views
│   ├── partials
│   ├── index.ejs
│   ├── show.ejs
│   ├── edit.ejs
│   ├── new.ejs
├── config
├── controllers
├── middleware
├── models
├── routes
├── server.js
├── .env
├── README.md
└── package.json

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/crud-application.git
   cd crud-application

2. Backend Setup

   npm install

3. Environment Variables

   Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Running the Application

   npm start

5. Accessing the Application

   Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000

Usage

1. Register a new user or login with existing credentials.
2. Create a new record by filling out the form and submitting.
3. View a list of existing records.
4. Update any record by clicking on the edit button and modifying the details.
5. Delete any record by clicking on the delete button.

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register: Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login: Login an existing user

CRUD Operations

• GET /api/items: Get all items
• GET /api/items/:id: Get a single item by ID
• POST /api/items: Create a new item
• PUT /api/items/:id: Update an existing item by ID
• DELETE /api/items/:id: Delete an item by ID

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add your feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
5. Open a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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