Twitter-like App

A Twitter-like application built with Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Passport.js, JWT authentication, and Joi input validation.

Features

• User Registration: Users can register an account with the application.
• User Login: Registered users can log in to their accounts.
• Password Update: Logged-in users can update their account passwords.
• Account Deletion: Logged-in users can delete their accounts. .
• Posting Tweets: Users can create new tweets.
• Editing Tweets: Users can edit their own tweets.
• Deleting Tweets: Users can delete their own tweets.
• Liking Tweets: Users can like tweets.
• Retweeting: Users can retweet tweets.
• Fetching Tweets: Users can retrieve tweets.

Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/thewecas/icaw-backend.git

2. Change to the project directory:

   cd icaw-backend

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory of the project.

   • Define the following environment variables in the .env file:

     PORT=3000
     DATABASE_URL=mongodb://localhost/twitter_like_app
     ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
     

     Replace your_jwt_secret with your own secret key for JWT token generation.

5. Start the application:

   npm start

6. Access the application at http://localhost:3000.

API Endpoints

The following API endpoints are available:

• POST /api/auth/register : Register a new user.
• POST /api/auth/login : Log in an existing user.
• PUT /api/user/password : Update the user's password.
• DELETE /api/user/delete : Delete the user's account. .
• GET /api/tweets/:id : Get a single tweet.
• GET /api/tweets/user : Get all tweets of the current user.
• GET /api/tweets : Get all tweets.
• POST /api/tweets : Create a new tweet.
• PUT /api/tweets/:id : Update a tweet.
• DELETE /api/tweets/:id : Delete a tweet.
• POST /api/tweets/:id/like : Like a tweet.
• POST /api/tweets/:id/retweet : Retweet a tweet.

Authentication

Authentication is implemented using Passport.js, which provides a flexible and modular approach to authentication in Node.js applications. Passport.js is integrated with the application to handle user authentication using JWT (JSON Web Tokens).

Validation

Input validation is performed using the Joi library. Requests are validated before processing to ensure the correctness and integrity of the data.

Branches

• master : Has the basic functionality

• master+jwt : Implemented the authentication using jwt

• master-userEdit : Added option to update password & delete account

• master+passport : Implemented authentication using passportjs and jwt

• master-refactor : Refactored the code.