BlogSpace API

Backend Service for Blog-Type Social Media App

Overview

BlogSpace is a robust backend service designed to power blog-type social media applications. It provides a scalable and secure infrastructure for managing users and blog posts.

Key Features

• User Management

  • Signup: Users can create new accounts.
  • Sign-In: Users can authenticate themselves.
  • Get All Users: Retrieve a list of all registered users.

• Post Management

  • Create/Add Blog: Users can create new blog posts.
  • Update Blog: Users can update their existing blog posts.
  • Delete Blog: Users can delete their blog posts.
  • Get All Blogs: Retrieve all blogs from the platform.

Technologies Used

• JavaScript: Core language for developing the APIs.
• Node.js: Runtime environment for executing JavaScript on the server-side.
• Express.js: Web framework for building RESTful APIs.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user and blog data.
• bcrypt.js: Library used to hash user passwords for enhanced security.
• Postman: Tool used for testing the APIs.

API Endpoints

User Management

• POST /blog/api/user/signUp - Register a new user.
• POST //blog/api/user/signIn - Authenticate a user.
• GET /api/users - Retrieve all users.

Blog Management

• POST /blog/api/addBlog - Create a new blog post.
• PUT /blog/api/updateBlog/:id - Update an existing blog post.
• DELETE /blog/api/delereBlogById/:id - Delete a blog post.
• GET /blog/api/blogs/ - Get all blog posts.

Security

• Password Hashing: User passwords are securely stored using bcrypt.js to hash them before saving to the database.