Blog Post Backend API

This is a backend API for managing blog posts. It is built using Node.js and Express framework, with MySQL as the database.

Features

User authentication: Sign up and sign in functionalities with JWT token generation and verification.
CRUD operations on blog posts: Create, read, update, and delete blog posts.
Secure endpoints: JWT token authentication middleware ensures secure access to the API endpoints.

Before running this API, ensure you have the following installed:

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/SudhanshuAi/Blog_Backend_API
Install dependencies:

npm install
Set up MySQL database:
- Install MySQL server if not already installed.
- Start MySQL server if it's not running.
- Access MySQL shell:
  
  mysql -u root -p
- Create a MySQL database named blogpost:
  
  CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS blogpost;
- Create tables by running the SQL queries provided in index.js.
- Update the database configuration in the source code if necessary (host, user, password).

You can configure the following settings in the config.js file:

To run tests, you need to have Mocha and Chai installed globally or as development dependencies in your project:

npm install --save-dev mocha chai

Once installed, you can run the tests with the following command:

mocha test.js

POST /api/v1/signup: User sign up with email and password.
POST /api/v1/signin: User sign in with email and password.
POST /api/v1/posts: Create a new blog post (authentication required).
GET /api/v1/posts/:id: Read a specific blog post.
PUT /api/v1/posts/:id: Update a specific blog post (authentication required).
DELETE /api/v1/posts/:id: Delete a specific blog post (authentication required).