CLASSIFIED APP - BACKEND

Backend REST API on Node.js 14.16.0 + Express.js + Mongoose.

Quick Start to run locally

Clone Repo

Run npm install

Setup Mongodb(Atlas or compass). Get connection string/url

Create .env file

Create .env file in project folder
Enter these lines:

    DB_STRING = "
    DB_STRING_PROD = mongodb db live for production
    NODE_ENV = 'development'
    JWT_SECRET =
    JWT_ACCESS_EXPIRATION_MINUTES=
    JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRATION_DAYS=
    CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME = 
    CLOUDINARY_API_KEY = 
    CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET =

Start App

npm start for production
npm run dev - development

Project Structure

src\
 |--config\         # Environment variables and configuration related things
 |--controllers\    # Route controllers (controller layer)
 |--middlewares\    # Custom express middlewares
 |--models\         # Mongoose models (data layer)
 |--routes\         # Routes
 |--services\       # Business logic (service layer)
 |--utils\          # Utility classes and functions
 |--validations\    # Request data validation schemas
 |--app.js          # Express app

Validation

Request data is validated using Joi. The validation schemas are defined in the /validations directory and are used in the routes by providing them as parameters to the validate middleware.

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